A lot of wonderful posts this month:
Resources on the Fathers:
John Sanidopoulos points to a series of audio lectures on the view of the Trinity by the early Church given by Father George Dion Dragas, a protopresbyter in the Greek Orthodox Church and professor at Holy Cross Seminary in Brookline, Massachusetts. He also gives us the The Dionysian Authorship of the “Corpus Areopagiticum” According to Fr. Dumitru Stăniloae.
Matthew points us to a new resource by a Reformed group on quotations by the Fathers.
Douglas Ryan Boin announces the panel for the North American Patristics Society.
Bill White points us to a whole host of Patristic homiletic resources.
Classical Christianity gives us a review of Evangelicals and Tradition.
Roger Pearse gives us a listing of the CSEL volumes at Google Books.
As many of us announced this month, Daniel Jennings had done a superb job of collecting Patristic quotes on Montanism.
A blogger announces,
Professor Feingold (Ave Maria University), gave a lecture last night to the Association of Hebrew Catholics. His lecture was titled, “The Early Church Fathers and Greek Philosophy: St. Justin, St. Clement of Alexandria, and Origen.”
Discussion:
Turretin Fan posts on Oral Tradition, The Early Church, and Paul Pavao’s Astonishment
Rodney look at the sacrament of marriage.
Arturo Vasquez gives us, An Evening with Robert Louis Wilken, a scholar on Augustine.
Jason Hughes is wondering about the proper hermeneutic.
C.S. Hayden declares that the Fathers taught Sola Fide.
Matthew Hoskins had a post on Demonology regarding the John Cassian. He goes on to ask if we need the creeds, offering his translation of the creed of 325 and 381.
Fr. Ted examines the book, Reading the Old Testament in Ancient Antioch.
Fr. Schnippel looks at the Roman idea of Petrine Authority.
Mormonism and the Church Fathers – Is Mormonism Justified? Perry, not in response, has a post on the LDS use of Athanasius to defend one of their most controversial doctrines.
JayDyer looks at Talmudic Judaism through the eyes of the Church Fathers.
Matt Evans has posted several translations of the Apostolic Fathers, here and he polled concerning the favorite Ecumenical Council.
Damian looks at Justification by Faith in 1st Clement.
Scott looks the Didache’s prayer of the Eucharist, 1st Clement’s on living as the body of Christ, and 2nd Clement’s call to holy living.
Dr. Marc Goodacre examines the impact of Origen on the idea that the ministry of Christ lasted three years. (Jason Staples chimes in too.)
James has two great posts, one one Jerome and God’s Voice and the one Maximus of Tyre.
Various Fathers:
St. Maximus the Confessor -
A blogger announces a new English translation of St. Maximus the Confessor’s Questions and Doubts.
Ignatius of Antioch –
Mgsr. Charles Pope gives us a bio on the martyr while Rodney has a post on Ignatius and the Prosperity Gospel. Kevin Golden also examines this early Christian saint.
Anthony the Great –
Matthew Hoskin has a bio up along with a look at his temptations.
Papias –
Onefold examines Papias and Apostolic Tradition while examining his understanding of the source of holy Tradition.
Author’s Corner
I have this month -
November 12th, 2009 5:03 pm
I’m not so sure it is as useful to proof text (regularly) with the Fathers as it is with Scripture. Context is everything.
Yes, there are the exceptional statements that stand on its own. But, even then we leave out the richness that the context provides.
More importantly, do we understand the terms and words today as the person writing. For example, “salvation” was not an “individual” thing in the earlier days. You were “saved” with the community, without separation. When you see a “sola fide” type statement in a Father, you must remember it is as much “faith of the church” as it is “individual faith.”
We can use the Fathers to reaffirm our current beliefs as much as sacred Scripture.
November 12th, 2009 5:45 pm
Robert, I agree, I believe, with you. This carnival is really designed to showcase the continue use of the Church Fathers, which for me, is exciting to see, and much preferable to the modern theologians.
Do you agree with what the the presiding EC Bishop said about the heresy of the West and corporate salvation?
November 12th, 2009 9:51 pm
Well, anyone claiming personal salvation without caring one iota for the community of the faithful may have some explaining to do.
I can hear Jesus asking, “Did you offer me a cup of cold water? Did you forsake the assembling of the saints? Did you offer your gift to the building up of the community?”
“But, Lord, I said the Sinner’s Prayer.”
“Yea, right. Did it mean anything to you?”
November 12th, 2009 9:55 pm
I would agree!
November 13th, 2009 1:28 am
Yea verily, it is truly meet that the Lord should speak a dignified “yea” rather a vulgar “yeah” or something.
Great job with this month’s carnival, Joel! You’ve inspired me to get back to Amos and the Resurrection, er, one of these days.
November 13th, 2009 9:38 am
Thank you kindly, Esteban. I would greatly appreciate you finishing that series, as it has given me a great deal to think about.
November 16th, 2009 10:50 pm
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