by Stuart | 7 Mar 2024 | Blog
I sometimes wonder if the Christian church has ever been as tribalistic as it is today. Perhaps I am guilty of chronological snobbery for even asking the question, but, regardless, extreme tribalism is certainly an unhealthy characteristic of large segments of the...
by Stuart | 22 Feb 2024 | Reviews
Preston Sprinkle has long made clear that he affirms a historical Christian sexual ethic: that any form of sexual activity outside the bounds of monogamous, heterosexual marriage is sin. This he argues, has been the unanimous historical Christian position across...
by Stuart | 14 Feb 2024 | Blog
It is said that, when Martin Luther struggled with fear or despair, he would write on his desk, in chalk, baptizatus sum (“I am baptised”). He found strength and comfort in the thought of his baptism. Baptism was, as it were, an objective anchor against doubt and...
by Stuart | 11 Feb 2024 | Reviews
There may be few terms traversing the contemporary religious landscape as confusing and polarising as “deconstruction.” When John Cooper, some years back, declared war on deconstruction, his comments were met by an overwhelming blend of support and derision. Many...
by Stuart | 18 Aug 2023 | Blog
One of the struggles that emerged from the Protestant Reformation was the battle over authority. The Catholic Church vested—and continues to vest—equal authority in Scripture, tradition, and the magisterium (the teaching authority of the church). In Catholic thought,...
