Book 4/Chapter 13 Early and late monasticism (section 10) 1. What is the chief part of the sanctity for the monks of Calvin’s day? 2. According to Augustine, what was almost the only rule for monks? Striving for perfection (section 11) 1. What kind of life do monks think they live? 2. When pressed, what …
I’d Baptize That Guy
Here is the “All Things Considered” piece. A good interview.
Like a Diseased Custard
Think about this for a minute. I was heartened to see Sarah Palin’s endorsement of Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party nominee in an interesting three-way congressional race in upstate New York. One of the reasons for supporting this race of Hoffman’s is that The Huffington Post called his public supporters a “traveling freak show of …
A Pleasant and Instructive Afternoon
It has been a while since I have said anything much about Girard, but this is not because I haven’t been thinking about it. Once you see the mechanism (of mimetic envy) that Girard outlines, it is difficult not to see it everywhere. Now there are some Girardian fan boys out there who do to …
The Foundational Vow
Book 4/Chapter 13 Vows for the future (section 5) 1. Does Calvin allow for vows to restrain future behavior? 2. What limits? Basic vows (section 6) 1. What is the basic vow of a Christian? 2. How is this vow confirmed and sanctioned? 3. Does this vow anticipate the presence of sin? 4. Beyond this, …
Collision Roundup
Guy Raz did a great job in the “All Things Considered” interview of Hitchens and me. That will run tomorrow at 5pm (not sure if time zones play a role there). At any rate it is about a half hour segment during ATC, whenever it normally airs at your house. The Laura Ingraham segment was …
Protesting Too Much
In my earlier post on Porn as Liturgical Corruption, I described a process whereby a minister who has a private problem with porn makes more and more room for his own compromises in his preaching. This is of course one response, but there are others. One commenter asked about such a man, one whose opposition …
Celibacy One Thing, Virginity Another
Book 4/Chapter 13 Degeneration (section 1) 1. What is the entire praise of righteousness? 2. What is the difference between a promise and a vow? 3. What do we promise men? 4. How does this apply to vows? Three things (section 2) 1. What are the three things to keep in mind concerning vows? 2. …
Marriage is Chastity
Book 4/Chapter 12 Marriage enjoined (section 24) 1. How do the Romanists interpret Paul’s requirement that a bishop must be married? 2. What do their canons call cohabitation? Levite and Christian (section 25) 1. According to Calvin, how are Levite priests and Christian pastors distinct? 2. What was the example of the apostles? Celibacy (section …
But Wait, There”s More . . .
As you all know, Collision is due to be released next week, and it is doing really well in the pre-orders on Amazon. Lotsa fun, and thank the Lord. I know that a number of you have wondered about group showings — for churches, college groups, etc. Here is how you might go about bringing …