In this post, I’ll be discussing a comment under Catacomb Resident’s “Hellenism Is From Hell.” All emphasis has been added. There is a legitimate concern here: the barrier to entry. Getting a Masters or PhD requires a significant investment. For example, the Masters of Divinity has one of the highest …
In this post, I’ll be reviewing Catacomb Resident’s most recent post. All emphasis has been added. I have no doubt that CR fully believes this. But believing in something does not make it true. Remember when I wrote this: Or to quote Shakespeare: The teachings of Radix Fidem are very clear …
This is a review of one author’s latest “Do we “Resist the devil” or “Resist not evil”?” Therein he discusses whether or not the Bible teaches nonresistance. Coincidentally, over the last couple of weeks a commenter and I had both been musing over this topic. We briefly shared some sources with …
This is a review of “The Path is Very Long” by Catacomb Resident. I grew up as an Anabaptist in the Church of the Brethren, an explicitly non-creedal church. I would seem to agree with CR here that creeds should not bind the hearts and minds of men. I avoid …
In “A Comment from History,” I shared an old comment thread that shed light on more recent discussions. I didn’t discuss the bulk of the content, because an inductive argument cannot meaningfully be used in place of—or to overturn—a deductive argument. Lately, it has been pointed out that I often …
Catacomb Resident has a new substack and his first serious post “Let’s Review” (PDF) has some interesting points that I would like to comment upon. Point #1: Activism is Dead There is nothing to gain by attempting to shape human behavior through seeking to influence fallen human governments. You are …
This the fourteenth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. A Matter of Council In parts 12 and 13, we discussed Wright’s argument regarding unity in the church. We will continue and conclude the discussion on unity within the church, focusing …
This the thirteenth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. The Kingdom We now continue our discussion that we began in part 12 of Wright’s argument regarding unity in Christ. At issue now is the nature of the church, which for Wright …
This the twelveth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. Is Unity Impossible? In part 11, we discussed how Wright was offended by Christianity’s lack of ecclesiastical unity. He viewed this lack of unity as a stain on Christianity as a whole. …
This the eleventh in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. A Question of Disunity The issue of unity within Christianity is the fifth argument that convinced John C. Wright of the truth of Roman Catholic claims. Upon his conversion, he was, and …