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Jenkins on the Canon of the East

In our circles, historian Philip Jenkins appears to be best known for his work on global Christianity, beginning with Next Christendom (Oxford, 2002; 3d edition, 2011–now part of his Future of Christianity trilogy). Just before that, however, he released Hidden Gospels:…

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Dare to be a Noah: Calvin on Gen. 6.5-22

“In a few words, but with great sublimity, Moses here commends the faith of Noah.” Thus comments Calvin on Scripture’s record that “Noah… did all that God commanded him” (Gen. 6.22). The terseness with which Scripture registers Noah’s obedience is…

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Athenian Adventure

About 5 years ago I was blessed to attend the European Leadership Forum (to speak on various things, including Calvin on Union with Christ). Amongst others, I met there some leading Greek evangelicals, Giotis Kantartzis and Argyris Petrou. A year…

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The Visible Word

Jason Helopoulos Christward Collective I was visiting a church once and heard an exchange between a pastor and one of his congregants that has stayed with me ever since. A woman asked the pastor before the service, “Is the video…

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Origen and Scripture

Peter W. Martens, Origen and Scripture: The Contours of the Exegetical Life. Oxford Early Christian Studies (Oxford: OUP, 2012) xii +280. $117.00 hb. $34.00 pb  The reception of Origen is nothing if not tumultuous. Unquestionably one of the greatest minds…