Tag Archives: salvation

Pascha and the Apokatastasis of Judas Iscariot

Posted on 7 November 2016 by

But what about the Iscariot‽ The fate of Judas is the challenge most often posed to anyone who dares to proclaim the greater hope. Christians have long debated whether few or many will be saved. St John Chrysostom appears to have been … Continue reading →

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Vicarious Faith, Tom Torrance, and a Few Memories

Posted on 11 October 2016 by

It’s not often these days that Eclectic Orthodoxy gets noticed, but over at Reformissio, Jonathan Kleis mentioned me in his recent article “Athanasius, T. F. Torrance and the Vicarious Humanity of Christ,” and I would be remiss if I did not … Continue reading →

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Oecumenical Grace: The Protestant Gospel

Posted on 19 June 2014 by

Compared to the previous chapters in The Theology of Grace and the Oecumenical Movement, the chapter devoted to the Protestant understanding of grace is too brief and to my mind unsatisfactory. In the ecumenical dialogue from which this book arose, … Continue reading →

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Ruminating Romans: Is faith a condition of salvation?

Posted on 10 August 2013 by

Let us assume for the moment that the Pauline phrase pistis Christou is rightly translated “faith in Christ.” What then does it mean? What is its function within the theology of St Paul? In classical Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox exegesis, … Continue reading →

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Ruminating Romans: Proclaiming the Gospel

Posted on 23 July 2013 by

I am under obligation to barbarians as well as to Greeks, you see; both to the wise and to the foolish. That’s why I’m eager to announce the good news to you, too, in Rome. I’m not ashamed of the … Continue reading →

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St Athanasius: The Incarnation as Revelation

Posted on 26 April 2013 by

If the knowledge of God was to be restored and the human race saved, it was necessary that the eternal Word and Image of the Father assume a human body. Only the radical solution of the incarnation could have achieved … Continue reading →

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St Athanasius: The Life of Man is the Knowledge of the Father

Posted on 26 April 2013 by

Created from out of nothing, man is, by nature, incapable of apprehending the transcendent Creator; yet because he is also created in the image of the divine Image, he is given the possibility and privilege, by grace, of knowing God. … Continue reading →

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