Clement of Alexandria and the Term “Father”
The use of the term “father” for Christian mentors is quite ancient. Here is a quote from Clement of Alexandria that indicates this: “Words are the progeny of the soul. Hence we call those that...
View ArticleBook Review of Fik Meijer, the Gladiators
Fik Meijer, The Gladiators: History’s Most Deadly Sport, trans. Liz Waters (New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2007), xviii+267 pages. I must admit that the gaudy cover of this book was off-putting at first...
View ArticleWhy Seek out the Fathers
A dear friend, John Clubine, recently passed along to me a couple of pages from The Berean Call, 23, No.3 (March 2008), an article by T.A. McMahon entitled “Ancient-Future Heresies.” There are a number...
View ArticleWhere to Start in Reading Patristics
I was asked by one reader (www.letmypeopleread.blogspot.com ) about where I would recommend beginning a reading programme in the Fathers. Here is my brief reply. (And thanks, brother, for the great...
View ArticleJustin Martyr on the value of the truth
The citation from Philip Doddridge that was quoted in an earlier post on this blog is an echo–albeit probably unconscious–of this from the second-century Christian apologist Justin Martyr: “the lover...
View ArticleMore on centres of love
In the latest round of debate regarding the so-called “new atheism,” Christian theologian Doug Wilson takes on Christopher Hitchens in a published give-and-take on the topic Is Christianity Good for...
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New Book by Michael Haykin: Tri-Unity: An Essay on the Biblical Doctrine of God
Tri-Unity: An Essay on the Biblical Doctrine of God From the Publisher: Early Christian contemplation on the Trinity is one of the most fascinating intellectual and spiritual conversations in the...
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Ellen Charry and Implications for Historiography
By Ryan Patrick Hoselton Ellen Charry’s work, By The Renewing of Your Minds: The Pastoral Function of Christian Doctrine (1997), is among those rare gems that challenge you to consider a serious...
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Prayer: Common Ground for Origen of Alexandria and Fuller of Kettering
By Dustin W. Benge Throughout church history men have written treatises on the subject of prayer using the Lord’s Prayer (Matt 6:9–13) as a framework to shape their pastoral instruction. Perhaps no...
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Dr. Haykin contributes to New Book on the Atonement
By Steve Weaver Releasing this month from Crossway is a massive new book on the doctrine of definite atonement titled From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical,...
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“The nights are wholesome”: Shakespeare on Christmas
By Michael A.G. Haykin Melito of Sardis and possibly Eusebius of Caesarea in the early Church believed that when Christ was born all wars ceased during his lifetime. This small text from William...
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The Fathers—my mentors
By Michael A.G. Haykin Do the Fathers lead logically to the full-blown theology of the Roman Catholic Church or Eastern Orthodoxy? Not at all: Epiphanius of Salamis condemned the use of icons and...
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Reading Plan for the Latin Fathers (April-June 2014)
By Michael A.G. Haykin April 19–26 Read Tertullian’s Against Praxeas Question: What are Tertullian’s main arguments against modalism and how does he anticipate the later Trinitarian formula “three...
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“In order that we too might be imitators of him”: The Death of Polycarp and...
By Shawn J. Wilhite and Coleman M. Ford The Martyrdom of Polycarp offers an eyewitness account to the death and martyrdom of Polycarp from the church at Smyrna to the church at Philomelium (Mart.Pol....
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Special Pre-Conference: Martyrdom in the Early Church
Join us Monday, 14 September 2015, in Louisville, KY for a pre-conference co-sponsored with the Center for Ancient Christian Studies on “Martyrdom in the Early Church: Reality and Fiction.” The event...
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