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
‘Kidult’ Cartoons in the Woke Imagination
A really remarkable piece on the popularity of some of the imagery being adopted by progressives in the West and what it speaks to.
The seriousness of becoming a Christian in the ancient church
This post echoes a lot of my own thoughts on subject of how to disciple new Christians in advance of baptism. It’s inspired by Hippolytus of Rome’s Apostolic Constitutions but I couldn’t help but think of Cyril of Jerusalem’s Catechetical Lectures who sound very similar on this subject.
I am the sort of person who is attracted to high ideals, although I am far too spiritually lazy to live up to most of them. Hence my ongoing appetite for monks and friars, for ascetics and mystics, for academic standards of publishing. I am always struck by the seriousness of becoming a Christian in the ancient church, as in the Apostolic Tradition attributed by some moderns to St Hippolytus.
In ancient Christianity, a person who is interested in becoming a Christian but not yet baptised is a ‘catechumen’. In the Apostolic Tradition, catechumens are expected to spend three years in preparation for their baptism (it is not the only text to do so; some ancient works on church discipline call for only three months) — during this time, they attend lectures about the Christian faith and are present at the liturgy on Sundays, but do not receive…
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A crisis of presence
Interesting take on some of the pitfalls that emerged in trying to make frequent partaking of the Lords Supper an answer to the Roman Catholic Churches woes.
The natural end of Post-Liberalism and its incompatibility with Integralism
I’m beginning to notice a growing movement to try and align or conflate Post-Liberalism with Roman Catholic Integralism. As someone who considers themselves a post-liberal, I find this extremely alarming. For the uninitiated, I’ll try and define both Post-Liberalism and Roman Catholic Integralism. I’ll then explain why I think this conflation is a really quite … Continue reading The natural end of Post-Liberalism and its incompatibility with Integralism
107 Russia – Sacred Harp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUyqa0escpU My spirit looks to God alone,My rock and refuge is His throne.In all my fears, in all my straits,My soul on His salvation waits. Trust Him ye saints in all your ways,Pour out your hearts before His face;When helpers fail, and foes invade,God is our all-sufficient aid.
Book recommendations
More recently I've noticed a series of books that have piqued my interest more than normal. Below I've listed out a number that I think people should know about and will also add a few of the old favourites that I think are worth reading. I've picked a few topics to categorise them base don … Continue reading Book recommendations
On Baptism and it’s timing. Part Four: Conclusion
Introduction Having looked at Baptism I am left with a number of impressions. On the one hand we hear everyone who is saved is baptised. On the other hand not everyone who is baptised is saved. What is more is that baptism takes a panoply of forms. It can be in the ark of Noah, … Continue reading On Baptism and it’s timing. Part Four: Conclusion
On The Ruin Of Britain 