There are many ways to determine a certain doctrine held by a Patristic theologian. It can be difficult because most did not write, or even think, in terms of systematic doctrines. One of the ways to do this is to look at singular works written by a person. This is a very delicate work, because … Read more
There was a time in church history when one of the most important doctrines, the doctrine of the Trinity, was embroiled in controversy. The early church attempted to deal with this controversy by creating The Nicene Creed. It solved many of the conflicts, but it also created new ones. I am going to be writing … Read more
The dual nature of Christ has been the center of much debate in historic Christology, particularly over the articulation of the two natures in the one person of Jesus. The Chalcedonian Definition has served as the bedrock for the later development of Christological doctrine. This Definition states, “acknowledge in two natures, incofusedly, unchangeable, indivisibly, inseparably…” … Read more
In 2014, three journalists flying in a helicopter over Lake Iznik in western Turkey happened to notice a faint outline in the murky depths. Upon further investigation, the shape was determined to be the remains of an early Christian basilica with two aisles and an apse flanked by anterooms on either side. In October 2023, … Read more
In this paper, I argue that Irenaeus’s view of the “assumption” of the church (Haer. 5.29.1) does not comfortably fit modern “rapture” views and is best understood in the context of his own soteriology, ecclesiology, and eschatology as a “partial rapture” position. In the past several decades, approaches to the assumption of the church in … Read more