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Will All Be Saved? David Bentley Hart on Universal Salvation, Reviewed by John Ehrett
Few topics are more likely to cause a stir among Christians than universal salvation, or apokatastasis—the view that no person will ultimately experience eternal estrangement from God. Although the universalist view is difficult, if not impossible, to reconcile with the authoritative teaching of most Christian churches, it is not consistently considered heresy on the level…
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Enchanted by Story: Literature in Service of Christian Wisdom
The year of our Lord 2020 is underway, and it has already yielded fruit disproportionate to the days gone by at the Davenant House. On Friday, January 3rd and Saturday, January 4th, we hosted the annual Carolinas Regional Convivium. The topic was Literature in the Service of Christian Wisdom.
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A Humble God? Wilcoxen’s Bold Proposal
Matthew Wilcoxen’s Divine Humility: God’s Morally Perfect Being stands out among modern accounts of the doctrine of God, drawing out and expanding upon a neglected dimension within the tradition.
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The Neglected Craft: Prudence in Reformed Political Thought
Aristotle described politics as involving art or craft (techne). It, too, required skill. It, too, could produce excellent, even wondrous edifices: regimes. Once upon a time, the Reformed tradition saw politics in the same manner. Althusius, for example, spoke of “the art of governing.”[1] Joseph Caryl, a Westminster Divine, described rulers as engaging in an…
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A Theology of Proportion
A Review of God in Himself: Scripture, Metaphysics, and the Task of Christian Theology, by Steven J. Duby (InterVarsity Press Academic, 2019) by James Clark When considering how to engage in theology, two inclinations tend to be opposed. The first prioritizes “a speculative doctrine of God driven by natural theology or ‘metaphysics’” which inordinately colors…
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The Classical (Thomistic) Doctrine of God
Dodds’ work is excellent exposition of the classical doctrine of God, answering the everyday questions of believers. It is unfortunately let down by beginning the development of monotheism with Abraham rather than Adam.
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Who Needs Philosophy for Theology? Davenant Hall Course Preview
Why study philosophy if your interests are in theology?
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Synopsis of A Purer Theology
The Leiden Synopsis, a historic and comprehensive handbook of Reformed theology, is now available in an affordable and concise two-volume English set.
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Introduction to Biblical Wisdom
In these twenty lectures, join Dr. Alastair Roberts to explore what it means to read the Bible and develop biblical wisdom.
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Christ and His Work
In these twenty lectures, join Dr. Michael Lynch to explore the mystery of Christ and His work.
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