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Analytic Outline, Balthasar’s Cosmic Liturgy

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

This isn’t an outline of the whole book–only the first half.  That is where Balthasar’s discussion on Person and Nature is.  I first read this book in 2010 when I was new to Maximus the Confessor.  Those were heady days.  … Continue reading →

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A Patristics Primer

Posted on June 10, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

I spent the past few days on Facebook debating soon-to-be-Socinians in the CBMW on why you shouldn’t tinker with the Trinity.  Some friends have asked me for a primer on basic Patristics texts.  This is more or less an impossible … Continue reading →

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Call him not Pseudo-Dionysius

Posted on May 21, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

In terms of the developing Christian-Platonic tradition, this book is Plato at his near-finest. It marks a watershed in Christian reflection and will dominate Christian metaphysics for the next thousand years. In terms of authorship, it is certainly not Paul’s … Continue reading →

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