This the eighth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. This is a quick part, a teaser for what is to come (as the most difficult and time-consuming part of the series has been entered). John C. Wright asks: [On historicity] …
This the seventh in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. While I work on the larger posts in this series (on Communion/Eucharist, church history, divisions, historicity, sacraments, etc.), I’m going to take another break and focus on smaller comments from Wright’s apologia. …
This the sixth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. We now examine the contentious topic of infallibility. Infallibility I have so often heard denunciations of the often-misunderstood doctrine of Papal Infallibility, that I have no patience for those who both utter …
This the fifth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. In this part, we pause from the previous topic to discuss some Christian teachings. Here we find more commonality and unity than in the previous (and future) disagreements. We will discuss …
This is the fourth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. In this part, we continue the discussion on the biblical canon and argue that history and the Roman Catholic’s actions undermined its own authority to determine canon and that the …
This is the third in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. In this, we pause our review to muse on the nature of authority. The Parable of the Servants Wright tells of The Parable of the Messengers to show how we must …
This is the second in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. In this part, we compare the Roman Catholic and Anabaptist canons. The idea that a canon need not be fixed is introduced. Anabaptist views are explained and contrasted with the …
This is the first in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. When John C. Wright became a Christian in dramatic fashion, he spent two years trying to figure out what denomination he should join. He shocked many by becoming Roman Catholic. …
This post comes from a request from a Catholic named Betty to explain the text of the Wisdom 2:12-20. The Book of Wisdom is written from the perspective of Solomon and the book’s intended audience are those in rulership. The first third of the book contrasts the righteous with the …
In Why I Don’t Vote, I laid out four reasons why I—as an Anabaptist—don’t vote. In doing so, I didn’t even have to mention the most obvious reason not to vote: dishonesty. Christians are enjoined to live pure lives cleansed of dishonesty and lies and they are instructed to call …