The Cape and Beanie Make It Worse Somehow

I want to undertake a detailed review of a new book by Jason Stellman, one entitled Dual Citizens. There are a number of reasons for doing this, but those reasons should become increasingly manifest as we go along. The central reason is that I have become settled in my conviction that a particular form of …

Some Early Snarls

Book 4/Chapter 7 An early snarl (section 10) 1. What early tangle shows the nature of the Roman bishop’s authority? 2. What happened? Forgeries (section 11) 1. What is characteristic of most of the forgeries giving the Roman pontiff great power? 2. Are all such documents forgeries? The power of Rome grows (section 12) 1. …

A Thousand Amens

Allow me to differ with Michael Horton, then agree with him, and then differ again. I am referring to this article. Here, in the first place, is the key place of difference. “If the church is not to be identified with culture, is it necessarily a counterculture? If Christians as well as non-Christians participate in …