Chat-GPT as a Church History study partner

In my day to day job I work for a cybersecurity company these days. I grew up around technology and so always felt quite comfortable with it. However, I got to confess I was a little bit hesitant about Chat-GPT when it came out. Maybe it's me just getting a little older, or maybe I … Continue reading Chat-GPT as a Church History study partner

Moore’s liminality

And further, my son, be admonished by these.Of making many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh Ecclesiastes 12:12 This is an attempt to continue writing in some form. Over the years, writing has given me an opportunity to explore and develop my thoughts and beliefs. Hopefully, it’s been … Continue reading Moore’s liminality

The Lord’s Supper. Part Three: The Early Church, 4th-5th Century

I previously wrote on the summary of Christian views on the Lord’s Supper dating from the 1st to the 3rd century. I couched this from the outset with the choice offered by the Anglican prelate James Ussher to consider whether the fathers not only taught that bread becomes Christ to us or that we might … Continue reading The Lord’s Supper. Part Three: The Early Church, 4th-5th Century

The Lord’s Supper. Part Two: The Early Church, 1st-3rd Century

In my first entry I looked at practices in scripture around the Lord’s Supper. In this entry we’ll be looking at what the earliest Father’s of the church believed on the subject.  In the 17th century the Primate of Ireland James Ussher publicly wrote in response to a Jesuit Polemicist on the subject of the … Continue reading The Lord’s Supper. Part Two: The Early Church, 1st-3rd Century

The Radical Reformation and Medieval Piety through the lens of Balthasar Hubmaier

I was out walking today and praying as I went. As I did I felt prompted to reflect on the fact that despite being raised in the Church of England I distinctly remember feeling the pull towards the radical reformation from a young age. Now that interest has varied over time but there was something … Continue reading The Radical Reformation and Medieval Piety through the lens of Balthasar Hubmaier