Tag Archives: John Behr

The Christ, the Fall, and Echoes of Eden

Posted on 27 November 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

It begins with the Fall and the introduc­tion of death and corrup­tion into the good world God has made. The ancient story is inscribed upon our hearts. Tempted by Satan, Adam and Eve partake of the forbidden fruit, plunge into … Continue reading →

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God Creates the World from the Cross

Posted on 17 November 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“Since he who saves already existed, it was necessary that he who would be saved should come into existence, that the One who saves should not exist in vain.”1 This quotation from the great second-century bishop and theologian St Irenaeus … Continue reading →

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Reading the Scriptures with the Risen Christ

Posted on 15 November 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

How was it that the disciples came to know Jesus as Lord, Son of God, incarnate Word? They did not acquire this knowledge by merely accompanying him on his travels around Galilee—the gospels make this point clearly enough. Nor did they … Continue reading →

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Returning to the Paschal Christ: The Pre-Post-Modernity of John Behr

Posted on 14 November 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

In his book The Mystery of Christ, Fr John Behr advances a two-pronged attack on modern theology: It treats dogmas as finished formulae, which can then be employed by the theologian without regard to “the way in which they were … Continue reading →

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Passing Beyond the Neo-Patristic Synthesis

Posted on 14 June 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by The Very Rev. Dr. John Behr Looking back at the past century, this paper explores, first, the genesis and limitations of the Neo-Patristic synthesis and, second, the specialization and fragmentation of the discipline of theology, thereby also indicating possible … Continue reading →

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The Christ, the Fall, and Echoes of Eden

Posted on 18 April 2017 by Fr Aidan Kimel

It begins with the Fall and the introduc­tion of death and corrup­tion into the good world God has made. The ancient story is inscribed upon our hearts. Tempted by Satan, Adam and Eve partake of the forbidden fruit, plunge into … Continue reading →

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God Creates the World from the Cross

Posted on 9 April 2017 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“Since he who saves already existed, it was necessary that he who would be saved should come into existence, that the One who saves should not exist in vain.” (Irenaeus, Against Heresies III.22.3) This quotation from the great second-century bishop and … Continue reading →

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Reading the Bible Properly: John Behr, Stanley Hauerwas, and the Historical-Critical Method

Posted on 29 March 2017 by Fr Aidan Kimel

How was it that the disciples came to know Jesus as Lord and Son of God? They did not acquire this knowledge by merely accompanying him on his travels around Galilee—the gospels make this point clearly enough. Nor did they come … Continue reading →

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