Doctrine of God
A Classical View of Divine Presence
Below is a section adapted from my sermon preached on Psalm 139:1–16, titled, The Presence of God, on 5/8/22. For the full sermon, click here. The historic […]
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Doctrine of God
A Classical Response to Relational Theism
A Classical Response to Relational Theism (Kindle version). My doctoral dissertation was published a few weeks ago, by Pickwick (the monograph series imprint of Wipf&Stock). The writing […]
Church History & Historical Theology
Clement of Alexandria: Nuances of the Classical God
Clement of Alexandria (c. 150–c. 215) was the head of the Catechetical School of Alexandria (c. 190), and the teacher of Origen. Concerned that Christianity is not seen […]
Church History & Historical Theology
A Brief Exposition of Augustine’s Doctrine of Divine Immutability
To much of the Western world, Augustine has no rival. He is the preeminent—uninspired—theologian of the Christian faith. When reading the titans of the church—i.e., Aquinas, Luther, and […]
Church History & Historical Theology
St. John Chrysostom — for God is simple
Below is part of the introductory section to my exposition of John Chrysostom’s doctrine of God. I posted it because I thought it was fascinating to find such […]
Church History & Historical Theology
Ambrose: A Nicene Defense of Jesus Not Knowing the Day or the Hour ~ Mark 13:32
Ambrose (c. 339–397), was Bishop of Milan (northern Italy). His name is familiar to many because of Augustine, in that it was through Ambrose’s preaching that Augustine was […]
Church History & Historical Theology
Novatian: Obscure to Many but a Generous Contributor to Classical Theism
Novatian (c. 210–280) was a highly educated priest, theologian, and writer. His work, On the Trinity, advances beyond the Trinitarian theology of Tertullian’s earlier thought in maintaining the eternal […]
Doctrine of God
How a General Sense Reading of Scripture Warrants a Classical View of Divine Power
I recently presented a paper at the 2021 Southeastern Regional ETS Conference, March 19. Below is the abstract, with a link to the article for those interested […]
Church History & Historical Theology
Hilary of Poitiers: The Painlessness of Christ
Hilary of Poitiers (c. 315–367) is one of the greatest of the Western church fathers, but he is the least studied. His work, De Trinitate, in response to […]
Doctrine of God
Avoiding a ‘Passible’ Mistake in Our Interpretation of Scripture
A few weeks ago, I preached on the doctrine of divine impassibility. As I was preparing the sermon, there was a particular section on interpretation that I thought […]