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Review: Prayer Book of Early Christians

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

The value in this text is its setting forth most of the key prayers of the early church.  McGuckin gives some commentary, such as noting that the lighting of candles symbolized the Spirit’s praying in and through us.  Most of … Continue reading →

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Review: McGuckin’s The Path of Christianity

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

John McGuckin’s project is unique in that he starts his account in the 2nd Century, not the 1st.  This allows him to explore the different “secessionist” offshoots from the main church. This meant for the Church that the office of … Continue reading →

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You are what you love (review)

Posted on January 17, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

What we love and desire forms the space for what we know. And so James K. A. Smith reads Augustine’s key phrases in the Confessions. Smith writes: ““In some sense, love is a condition for knowledge” (Smith 7). I love … Continue reading →

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Medieval Exegesis Vol. 1

Posted on February 13, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

Argument: Medieval exegesis isn’t simply allegory, for it goes far beyond the method of ancient pagan sources. Rather, it seeks the “spirit” of Scripture. Medieval Exegesis. Volume 1: The Four Senses of Scripture. By Henri de Lubac. Translated by Mark … Continue reading →

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Liturgical Nestorianism (2)

Posted on January 3, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

The Elements of Worship terminism: defining one term by its other.  There is a tendency to reduce everything in theology to laws.  Laws are important, but God didn’t always do that.  There are types, symbols, analogies, etc (66).  This means … Continue reading →

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