Happy 20th Anniversary, Dedra!
As of tomorrow, my wife, originally known as Dedra Shawn McDonald, and I have been married exactly 19 years and 365 days. Way back on June 27, 1998, we promised to love, honor, and obey each other in… Read More
Mark Hollis Brought Me Back to Christianity
It was Talk Talk’s final track, “Time it’s Time,” that fully brought me back to my long neglected Christian faith in 1988. And, with lots of help from some guy I met in Morocco and with hours upon… Read More
The Garden Redeemed: A Quiet Saturday
Joseph of Arimathaea came and took the body away. He was joined by Nicodemus, who brought with him a mixture of myrrh and aloes. They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it, with the spices, in strips… Read More
Christopher Dawson on Ireland in the Middles Age, 1932
A rare article, Christopher Dawson’s examination of Ireland and the Middle Ages–or, really, Ireland and the lack of the Middle Ages. Source: “The Dark Ages and Ireland,” STUDIES (June 1932): 259-268. cd ireland and the dark ages 1932
Canonicity of the New Testament
Canonicity of the New Testament. The English word “Gospel” was first coined in 950AD in Lindesfarne, by an Anglo-Saxon monk/priest. It means “God’s spell” or “God’s story.” It is a translation of the Greek word euangelion. Dates… Read More
On Losing a Child: Ten Years Later
Dear Friends, I want to thank you so much for all of the wonderful and heart-warming comments about our Cecilia Rose (this past Tuesday) and what would’ve been her tenth birthday. For whatever reason, we felt more at… Read More
The Gray Eminence of Christopher Dawson
To put it simply (and perhaps a bit “simplistically”—but I prefer to think of it as putting it “with fervor”), Christopher Dawson was one of the greatest historians of the twentieth century, certainly one of its greatest men… Read More
The Second Great Awakening (Full Lecture)
Yesterday, my flu was still lingering, but it wasn’t incapacitating. Still, if my lecture seems a bit off, blame in on the flu!!! Or, the inadequacies of my brain. An examination of the rise of the democratic and… Read More
1959 Interview with Christopher Dawson
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Universalism and the Early Christian Church (Full Lecture)
This morning’s western heritage lecture–an examination of Christianity as the first serious religion (and philosophy) to promote the dignity of the human person regardless of the accidents of one’s birth. An astounding achievement, frankly. Here’s hoping you enjoy…. Read More
Western Heritage Lecture 5: No God Kings
In my fifth lecture for the Western Heritage core course, I moved the class from the ancient Hebrews to the ancient Greeks, considering how each people(s) despised the notion of a God-King. In particular, I considered the roles… Read More
