Reformation21 has my review of Risen, the Joseph Fiennes movie about a Roman soldier trying to find out the truth behind the disappearance of Jesus’ body. The… Read more “Review of “Risen””
Tag: Christianity
What Has Gotham to Do with Jerusalem?
Over at Reformation21 I’ve got an essay in which I think about the Joker, Batman, and the nature of evil from an Augustinian perspective. In the world of comic… Read more “What Has Gotham to Do with Jerusalem?”
Augustine on the Atonement
I’m reading through Augustine of Hippo’s The Trinity, and I came across a great passage on Christ’s sacrifice. What priest then could there be as just and holy as… Read more “Augustine on the Atonement”
Windowless Worship: The Demise of Stained Glass and the Church’s Dark Age
When I was young we attended a fairly typical Southern Baptist church with fairly typical Baptist-church architecture. That architecture included stained glass windows. We were a small… Read more “Windowless Worship: The Demise of Stained Glass and the Church’s Dark Age”
Augustine Project Week Fifteen
This post is part of an on-going series in which I and others systematically read through Augustine of Hippo’s City of God in 2014. City of God 8.14–27. 8.14–15. Augustine begins his… Read more “Augustine Project Week Fifteen”
Augustine Project: Week Fourteen
This post is part of an on-going series in which I and others systematically read through Augustine of Hippo’s City of God in 2014. City of God 7.33–8.13. 7.33–35. We’ve reached… Read more “Augustine Project: Week Fourteen”
Augustine Project: Week Twelve
This post is part of an on-going series in which I and others systematically read through Augustine of Hippo’s City of God in 2014. City of God 7.1–11. 7.1–2. In book… Read more “Augustine Project: Week Twelve”
Augustine Project: Week Eleven
This post is part of an on-going series in which I and others systematically read through Augustine of Hippo’s City of God in 2014. City of God 6.1–12. Book six is… Read more “Augustine Project: Week Eleven”
Augustine Project: Week Ten
This post is part of an on-going series in which I and others systematically read through Augustine of Hippo’s City of God in 2014. City of God 5.13–26. 5.13–16. In this… Read more “Augustine Project: Week Ten”
Augustine Project: Week Nine
This post is part of an on-going series in which I and others systematically read through Augustine of Hippo’s City of God in 2014. City of God 5.1–12. 5.1–3. Augustine claims… Read more “Augustine Project: Week Nine”
