Inspired by What will you be reading? (Scot McKnight. Jesus Creed Blog. 12/17/2010), I'm curious what Emerging Scholars have been reading over Christmas break. Just looking for titles. But if you have some brief comments/recommendations (or link to a longer review), please include them. Below are the books in my queue. I've completed three titles. … [Read more...] about What have you been reading over Christmas Break?
On the Incarnation
Advent Table Topic: The Greatest Christmas Gift of All
Before our family entered Christmas gatherings with extended family, I reminded myself of various sections from On the Incarnation,* by Saint Athanasius (c. 297 – 373). Here is a passage regarding "the greatest Christmas gift of all" which came to the forefront for me as I sought to articulate the meaning of Christmas, place earthly gifts in perspective, and remind myself of my call/vocation "To see students & faculty transformed. Campuses renewed. World Changers Developed." . ... What was God to do … [Read more...] about Advent Table Topic: The Greatest Christmas Gift of All
Advent Table Topic: Christmas Eve Day
Yesterday I posted a quote from On the Incarnation,* by Saint Athanasius (c. 297 – 373). Below's another quote from a translation by Sister Penelope Lawson, of the Anglican Community of St. Mary the Virgin in Wantage, England. I bring attention to Lawson's translation, due to it being one for which C.S. Lewis wrote a glowing Introduction, i.e., "a good translation of a very great book."** As we enter Christmas Eve worship, let us remember these words from Athanasius: . ...it was our sorry case that caused the … [Read more...] about Advent Table Topic: Christmas Eve Day
Advent Table Topic: On the Incarnation
On the Incarnation, by Saint Athanasius (c. 297 – 373), begins: In our former book [i.e. the Contra Gentes (Against the Heathens)], we dealt fully enough with a few of the chief points about the heathen worship of idols, and how those false fears originally arose. We also, by God's grace, briefly indicated that the Word of the Father is Himself divine, that all things that are owe their being to His will and power, and that it is through Him that the Father gives order to creation, by Him that all things are moved, … [Read more...] about Advent Table Topic: On the Incarnation