Tag Archives: language

Review: The Mind of the Maker (Sayers)

Posted on August 18, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Sayer argues that the laws of creative imagination are analogues of the Trinity.   Or to say it another way, there is a Trinitarian structure in the mind of man. This is also mirrored in the writing of a book: Book … Continue reading →

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A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin (Collins)

Posted on July 26, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Collins, John F.  A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin. Washington D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 1991 [1985]. The book is exactly what the title claims.  It introduces the student to the structure of the Latin language with an eye towards … Continue reading →

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DKG Questions 3 (Language)

Posted on June 11, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

While wanting to avoid “anti-abstractionism” in theology, theologians shouldmake use of one of the most important theological words there is–merely. While God is a God of mercy, he is also a God of justice. He is not merely a loving … Continue reading →

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Notes on Matt Johnson’s take on Herder

Posted on May 5, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

This is a highlight of Matthew Raphael Johnson’s “Some Thoughts on Johann Herder and Modernism” (originally available at http://www.rusjournal.com/herder.html; accessed 19 February 2009.  That website is now defunct and Johnson is slowly moving his material to the new and highly-recommended … Continue reading →

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