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Category Archives: The Sacraments
Embracing Embodiment: Baptism and the Nuptial Meaning of the Body
The final part of my three part series on baptism and the body has just been posted over on the Theopolis Institute website. Despite its familiarity, 1 Corinthians 6:19a is a scriptural text that retains much of its capacity to … Continue reading
Presenting Limbs and Organs: Baptism and Sacrificial Ethics
A post of mine on the subject of Baptism and Christian obedience has just been posted over on the Theopolis Institute. It is the second of a three part series and continues the argument begun in my first post ‘Sealed … Continue reading
Sealed For Resurrection: Baptism and the Objectivity of the Body
The first of a three part series of posts of mine on baptism and the body has just gone up over on the Theopolis Institute. The action of the ritual of baptism isn’t the act of the candidate, but of … Continue reading
Christians, Liturgy, and the Past—Part 2
Last week I guest posted the first part of a two part discussion of liturgy and the past on the Theopolis Institute, which we also discussed on the latest episode of Mere Fidelity. The second part of the article has just … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Culture, Liturgical Theology, Society, The Church, The Sacraments, Theological, Worship
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Podcast: Liturgical Formation and the Past
Our latest Mere Fidelity podcast is on the subject of liturgical formation and the use of liturgies from the past. It takes up the themes that I address in my Theopolis Institute post from last week and in the post that … Continue reading
Posted in Liturgical Theology, Podcasts, The Church, The Sacraments, Theological, Worship
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Christians, Liturgy, and the Past—Part 1
I have guest posted over on Theopolis Institute again, this time the first part of a two part series on the need to be reflective about the ways that and reasons why we use historic liturgical traditions in contemporary Christian … Continue reading
Evangelicalism’s Poor Form
I’ve just guest posted over on Christ & Pop Culture: Whether designed to clarify evangelicalism as an object of study or analysis, or to police its supposed boundaries, definitions of evangelicalism have generally tended to occlude the cultural, institutional, and sociological … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Guest Post, On the web, Society, The Church, The Sacraments, Theological, Theology, Worship
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Some Remarks on the Future of Protestantism Conversation
Last week, Biola University hosted a conversation between Peter Leithart, Fred Sanders, and Carl Trueman on The Future of Protestantism, an event organized by the Torrey Honors Institute, First Things, and the Davenant Trust, and moderated by the Calvinist International‘s … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, On the web, Scripture, The Church, The Sacraments, Theological
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Priestly Service in Romans 6
A few weeks ago I heard a sermon on Romans 6:15-23, during which a number of questions were raised in my mind about the way that the passage should be read. Seeing the second half of Romans 6 referenced in … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Exodus, NT, NT Theology, OT, OT Theology, Romans, Soteriology, The Sacraments, Theological
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Hear Me Out: On Sitting Through Sermons
Donald Miller recently admitted to attending church irregularly. Church services really don’t scratch him where he itches: singing leaves him flat and he doesn’t learn much from sermons. He argues that he is not alone in this, suggesting (controversially) that … Continue reading
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