In his classic work Orthodoxy, G.K. Chesterton asks whether one can “hate [the world] enough to change it, and yet love it enough to think it worth changing?”In this quote Chesterton - likely much to his chagrin - expresses something more in line with the reformer Martin Luther, setting Christ and culture in a paradoxical … Continue reading Sacred & Secular: How Should Christians Interact With the World?
The Great Heresies is Hilaire Belloc's concise survey of what he deems to be the five chief heresies (and models of heresy) in the history of the [Catholic] Church. 'Heresy' in this sense for Belloc is defined as "the dislocation of some complete and self-supporting scheme by the introduction of a novel denial of some … Continue reading Book Review: The Great Heresies – By Hilaire Belloc
Christianity & Liberalism is what might be rightly called the pinnacle of the Christian defence for orthodoxy. The landscape in which the book falls into is one of increasing religious Liberalism, a movement which overtook Christianity in the years following the Enlightenment up through the early Twentieth Century (and even into the present) in the … Continue reading Book Review: Christianity & Liberalism – By J. Gresham Machen
In his book The Everlasting Man G.K. Chesterton asserts that “the whole world once very nearly died of broadmindedness and the brotherhood of all religions.” Chesterton is here referencing the way the early church had to deal with their contemporary culture attempting to bring all religions into one accord; the solution as Chesterton presents it was … Continue reading Rereading the Faith for Today – Gnostic Tendencies and Defending Against Them
There are few books which I am more indebted to than Chesterton's Orthodoxy. I think I may say with some certainty that it is the book which spurned me to think critically about my faith, to delve into the pool that is theology. The book is what one might call the second in a series, preceded … Continue reading Book Review: Orthodoxy – By G.K. Chesterton
In his book The Great Heresies, Hilaire Belloc defines a heresy a sort of thing which takes a system of thought and - rather than depart wholesale from the previously established tradition – picks out one part of that system and through either overemphasis or removal leaves the structure marred, yet in-tact enough to still … Continue reading Gnosticism: Heresy or Paganism?
What is the role of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life and Christian theology according the Reformed tradition? If the stereotypes are to be believed, the Holy Spirit doesn't have much of a place in the Reformed church; the Holy Spirit, it seems, is only for those of a more charismatic or Pentecostal flavor. … Continue reading The Holy Spirit in the Reformed Tradition
Often in the desire not to cause controversy or argument those who follow Christ will revert to saying "I can only say that I believe the Bible" or else simply refuse to get involved in a discussion of what many consider vital points of Scripture. This isn't limited to layman, Joel Osteen and A.W. Tozer come to mind … Continue reading Beliefs and Believing the Bible
The attack upon the fundamentals of the Christian faith is not a matter merely of theological seminaries and universities. It is being carried on vigorously by Sunday School “lesson-helps,” by the pulpit, and by the religious press. The remedy, therefore, is not to be found in the abolition of theological seminaries, or the abandonment of … Continue reading Liberalism or Christianity — J. Gresham Machen
G.K. Chesterton - despite his great girth - is somehow often overlooked in contemporary discussion. Yet if you should take up most any book of his and read you will find that he is still a wonderful treasure trove of insight into the world. Chesterton was a massive influence on Christianity during the early 20th … Continue reading Chesterton’s Apologetic & The World Today
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