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American Gun Violence and the Early Church on War and Violence

In light of the sad, recent events in the Las Vegas shooting — and similar events in America— I often see Christians across social media jumping to the defence of gun ownership whenever there is even a slight hint at gun control in America. But how has gun culture become so ingrained in American Christianity when we can observe a clear theme and pattern of thought in the first few centuries of the Church, which goes completely against this? Update 7th Nov 2017: It's so sad to have to update this post on the same subject so soon, almost a month to the day. Yet another shooting, this time in Texas where 26 people have been shot dead in a church of all pl...

The Historic Practice of Abortion and How Ancient Christians Responded

It’s no secret that the majority of Christians are against abortion, no matter where you look in the world. But nowhere has the issue come to more of a head than in the US recently with the overturning of Roe v Wade, which had made abortion legal across the country. Now abortion is no longer a federal constitutional right, but individual states now have the authority to determine the legality and rulings around abortion. Christian opposition to abortion in America has always been a heated topic, especially in recent decades, but this isn’t a novelty within the Church in America, or globally, and has been a position of the faithful for about 2000 years. Even...

The Relationship Between Jesus and Sophia

...ersity of America Press 2013), p. 30 [Footnotes 14 and 15] I hope you found this enlightening and as insightful as I have in researching the topic! Leave your thoughts in the comments, and don’t forget to share the article if you enjoyed it. Further Reading and Sources: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRZcu8hhsJg/ Sophia: Wisdom of God — Center for Action and Contemplation (cac.org) God’s Gender as Revealed by Jesus and Sophia | Bible and Beyond Blog (earlychristiantexts.com) Notes to Elizabeth A. Johnson, She Who Is, The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse, Introduction Proverbs 8:22 and the early Church Fathers Sophia and...

40 Days with the Fathers: Companion Texts OUT NOW!

...co.uk In America or worldwide? Go to Amazon.com Thank you for your interest and support of my work! Luke J. Wilson...

Great Lent: The Season of Fasting

...iocese of America A Tale of Two Easters ~The Didache~ CHURCH FATHERS: Apostolic Constitutions, Book VII https://www.buzzsprout.com/3196/52849-fasting-for-divine-intervention-fasting-edition-45 Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Vol. V: A Treatise Concerning Man’s Perfection…: Section 18 Chapter 3: Fasting Through The Patristic Era | Bible.org Lent Reading/Devotional Plan: 40 Days with the Fathers: A Journey Through Church History 40 Days with the Fathers: Companion Texts...

Is Halloween a Pagan Holiday?

...nvolved). American society has really taken the holiday to its extremes with some of the decorations I've seen online and on TV and in films, to the point that suicide and murder victims left in public view have been mistaken for scary props! Origins of the holiday Has Hallowe'en always been like this though? Let's take a look at its origins to see where this holiday comes from to help us decide whether we should partake or not. Did you know that Hallowe'en actually started out as a Christian holiday (Holy Day)? “Hallowe’en”, or more precisely, All Hallows Eve (from the Old English hallowed meaning “holy”), is an ancient holiday in the Christian cal...