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Cochlaeus Work On-Line
Further to my last post about the BSB digitization project, one may recall an informal debate that I conducted with Dave Armstrong last January on the issue of a spurious quotation attributed to Luther. The full work of that slanderer Cochlaeus, from which the quotation originated, has been digitized and is available freely on-line, though…
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Good News for Lutherophiles
At least, I think it is good news. Todd at Historical Theoblogy has a report on a digitization project that aims to digitize 100,000 volumes: all the extant volumes that were published in Germany (well, in the German-speaking lands) in the 16th century (link to report). Obviously, a significant percentage of these works will be…
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John Martignoni Demonstrating Sola Ecclesia
In this clip, I discuss an instance where John Martignoni demonstrates the error of sola ecclesia. As a caveat, I’m sure not everyone within Roman Catholicism holds to these sort of extreme views, so perhaps this discussion is limited in its value, since it does not address those that do not go as far as…
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Vatican Editing & a Clear Conscience
I found an article complaining that the Vatican edited the remarks of the pope that were given during his recent visit to Africa (link). I was immediately reminded of this amusing clip (link). No doubt the remarks were edited for the perfectly innocent reason of reflecting “a version which represents the [pope’s] views as he…
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Vatican Editing & a Clear Conscience
I found an article complaining that the Vatican edited the remarks of the pope that were given during his recent visit to Africa (link). I was immediately reminded of this amusing clip (link). No doubt the remarks were edited for the perfectly innocent reason of reflecting “a version which represents the [pope’s] views as he…
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Determined Choices
Paul Manata at Triablogue has a fascinating post on Determined Choices (link). He provides a reasonably concise explanation of how God’s declaration that he decides when we die (John 14:5) and the fact that people sometimes choose to kill themselves are compatible, not contradictory. Thus, he reasonably concludes that the nature of free will is…
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The Concept of Executive Pastors
Dennis McFadden at His Barking Dog talks about the concept of an “Executive Pastor” in an interesting article at his blog (link). I found particularly apt his comments that: Generally you can determine the statistical probability of a church having an Executive Pastor based on whether the senior pastor has more books by Francis Turretin…
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Knox on the Idolatry of the Mass
One occasionally hears from us, Reformed apologists, reference to the fact that the mass is idolatry. Perhaps this seems like pure polemic, unsupported by argument. Frankly, often it is simply thrown out there without supporting argument. So, I’d like to provide for your consideration, an explanation of the issue provided by John Knox (link). Here’s…
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Fathers of the Church Series – Index Page
This is an index page for the patristic series, Fathers of the Church: A New Translation, editorial board founded by Ludwig Schopp. The first part of this index was assisted by the index at an orthodox web site (link). The second part of the list is taken from (and links one to) the publisher’s web…
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The Greatness of Jesus compared to John the Baptist – A Response to a Heckler
In response to my earlier Question for My Muslim Readers, one heckler (he was anonymous, so I do not wish to accuse of Islam of being associated with him) tried to provide a counter-argument: In Luke 7:28 Jesus say “For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a…