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Moving to Tents of Shem

Posted on December 4, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

My url is Cocceius, named after the Dutch federal theologian.  I’m now critical of federal theology and it just doesn’t seem right to write under the title. tentsofshem.wordpress.com

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Eclectic Thoughts on Holy Trinity: Person, Essence, Energy, and Stuff Like That

Posted on November 28, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Originally posted on Eclectic Orthodoxy:
by Robert F. Fortuin There is an observation by David Hart in the essay ‘The Hidden and the Manifest’ worthy of further consideration. The comment occurs in his critique of Thomist and Neo-Palamite readings of…

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Angels and the Bodies They May Be

Posted on November 19, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Originally posted on Eclectic Orthodoxy:
An evening in 1997—Fr James E. Cantler was presiding at the Holy Eucharist at the Church of the Holy Communion in Charleston, South Carolina, celebrating the anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. I was…

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Grace is a Person, not a Thing: Part Deux. Constructive Appeal to Cyril of Alexandria with reference to Donald Fairbairn

Posted on November 7, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

via Grace <em>is</em> a Person, not a Thing: Part <em>Deux</em>. Constructive Appeal to Cyril of Alexandria with reference to Donald Fairbairn

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Fr. John Behr on the One God being the Person of the Father in Particular

Posted on September 13, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

via Fr. John Behr on the One God being the Person of the Father in Particular (I do not agree with the Contra Modalism website in some of its conclusions elsewhere)

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Hans Boersma Course on Worship

Posted on September 10, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Download it while you can https://iws.edu/2018/07/hans-boersma-iws-seminar-media/

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backing up this site

Posted on August 17, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

WordPress is attacking my comrades for no reason.  Nothing is safe.  I am backing up the files here.

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H. P. Lovecraft, C. S. Lewis, and Me.

Posted on August 17, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Originally posted on The Oddest Inkling:
Here is a guest post by Stephen Hayes, a regular reader of this blog. It is a highly personal, spiritually-autobiographical story about his individual experience. If any of you readers would like to offer a…

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Zanchi on the Glory of Strasbourg the “Silver City”

Posted on July 27, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Originally posted on EPISTOLÊ:
Tamesti ego ex Italia, Optimi Argentoratenses, uosque; Relinqui ornatissimi Auditores, in hanc amplissimam atque; Ornatissimam, & cum bonarum literarum, virtutumque; Omnium, tum praesertim Christianae religionis, & parentem & altricem & custodem conservatricemque; Fidelissima urbem: (Aristotelis De…

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An Index of Calvin’s Distinctions in the Institutes

Posted on June 6, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Originally posted on YINKAHDINAY:
NOTE:  before you read further, you’re reading this post from my OLD blog and resource site.  Please click here to check out my new website with up-to-date content.  ********************* I recently finished reading straight through John…

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