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VIDEO: Should We Support “Religious Liberty”?
Over the past couple years, the issue of “religious liberty” has increasingly become a political priority for evangelical Christians. In this video, we explore some potential problems with this language, and suggest that appeals to a right of religious liberty alone are unlikely to persuade our culture that orthodox Christianity deserves protecting. Follow us on…
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VIDEO: Should We be For or Against “The Establishment”?
Recent American politics has seen an upsurge of anti-establishment or contrarian thinking, but this has been a common feature of conservative Christian communities for a long time. In this video, we explore how to walk the fine line between questioning dominant cultural assumptions without falling into a reflexive, self-confirming contrarianism that is just as susceptible…
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A Report from our Pacific Northwest Regional Convivium
On November 4-5 we held our Third Pacific Northwest Regional Convivium in Moscow, Idaho. Though smaller than in years in previous, the event was an immense success, full of academic rigor, charitable debate, and plenty of coffee. The convivium was kicked off Friday night by a presentation from Michael J. Lynch entitled “The Five Points…
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The Five Points of Calvinism: Myth and Reality
Michael Lynch: The Five Points of Calvinism: Myth and Reality. On November 4-5 we held our Third Pacific Northwest Regional Convivium in Moscow, Idaho. The convivium was kicked off by a presentation from Michael J. Lynch. In his talk, Lynch dispelled common myths, held by Reformed and non-Reformed, about the five points: that they present non-Christians as…
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Common Places: Brad Littlejohn on Peter Martyr Vermigli and Thomas Cranmer
In this special episode Dr. Brad Littlejohn examines the lives of Peter Martyr Vermigli and Thomas Cranmer.
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How (Not) to Have a Foot in Both Kingdoms: Protestant Models for Christian Citizenship
A conversation with Dr. W. Bradford Littlejohn (The Davenant Trust), Dr. Vincent Bacote (Wheaton College) and Dr. Matthew Tuininga (Calvin Theological Seminary) Read the transcript September 23, 7:00-9:00 PM Blanchard Hall Room 339, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL Christians in an increasingly post-Christian America are apt to be conflicted and confused about their role in their…
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Christian Citizenship in Post-Christian America (NYC)
October 14-15 2016 A conversation on Christian citizenship at The King’s College in New York City, part of the Davenant Trust’s 2nd Mid-Atlantic Regional Convivium, a gathering of ecclesially-minded scholars, academically-minded pastors, and theologically-concerned professionals. Text of Dr. Littlejohn’s remarks at bottom. Co-Sponsors: Schedule: Friday, Oct. 14: 6:30 PM: Refreshments served 7:00 PM:…
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What Does it Mean to be a Christian Citizen?
On Oct. 22 2016, Davenant President Dr. Bradford Littlejohn spoke at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, VA on “What Does it Mean to be a Christian Citizen?” The lecture focused on questions such as “Should I be focused on building the church or reforming the state, or both? How should and shouldn’t the…
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VIDEO: Should We Vote For “The Lesser of two Evils”?
Every election, Christians wring their hands over the two profoundly unsatisfactory candidates that our political system presents us with, and debate whether it’s appropriate to vote for the lesser of two evils, and which one that is? In this video, we discuss some commonsensical principles of classic moral reasoning to help us gain clarity on…
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Renewing the Christian Mind
Davenant House is growing into a home for a renewal of Christian wisdom. For all the good that has come of “Christian worldview” discipleship in recent decades, too often it has relied on polemic generalizations, caricatures, and easy answers. Wisdom, on the other hand, is possession of the principles of reality in the mind, illuminated…
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