A Podcast All About Christianity
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius (477-524) was born approximately fifty years after the death of Augustine of Hippo. Like Augustine, Boethius was a Christian philosopher who was heavily influenced by Hellenistic philosophy. You may enjoy this short video on Boethius’s most famous work, Consolation of Philosophy.
I am a firm believer that Christians should have good handle on history, especially church history. You can find the audio of a course on Christianity Through the Reformation taught by Anthony Heideman at Front Range Community College on iTunes here.
I believe that it is important for people, especially Christians, to be aware of church history. That is why I podcast and blog on this subject. But sometimes it is easier for people of faith and sometimes harder to study this history. Where I am in the podcast right now, it is easy for Christians … Read More “The Struggle for Christians and Church History” »
Christianity emerged out of Judaism and borrow many of its concept of God. You can find this post regarding a book that investigates monotheism in Judaism and Christianity. But how did the Christian concept of God relate to pagan thought? One God: Pagan Monotheism in the Roman Empire is a book that looks at a … Read More “One God: Pagan Monotheism in the Roman Empire” »
Christianity began as a Jewish sect. Judaism has a strong doctrine of monotheism. Christianity worships Jesus as divine. How did this come to be? Early Jewish and Christian Monotheism, edited by Loren Stuckenbruck and Wendy North, examines many of the issues surrounding this question. It is not a unified thesis giving one explanation of what … Read More “Early Jewish and Christian Monotheism” »
One of my favourite books of the New Testament is the letter of James (even if Martin Luther called an ‘epistle of straw’). While not as theologically rich as Paul’s letter to the Romans, James is full of practical advice for Christians, ancient and modern. As I was going through James, I decided to read … Read More “James (TNTC) – Review” »
Wherever one may be on the theological spectrum, there is no denying the importance of John Calvin or his best known work, Institutes of the Christian Religion. This is a book that I have planned to read for a long time but only recently finished. I’m not sure what I expected, but it was not … Read More “Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion” »
