I have been sharing ideas about why we should be aware of the Fathers of the Church and what they taught and wrote. They are the foundation for our understanding not only of the New Testament (NT) but also our … Continue reading
Category Archives: Learning Our Faith from the Church Fathers
After spending a great deal of time presenting the ideas of our Greek Church Fathers, I realized that I have to answer this question for my readers: Why should we spend the time and effort to learn theology with the … Continue reading
In the last installment of this article, I began sharing a brief introduction to the Fathers of the Church. If you have been reading my Bulletin, I know that you have repeated read my references to the Fathers of the … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article, I began a presentation of the questions that the Church pondered in seven basic theological areas. The Fathers answers to the questions in each of these seven areas have formed the foundation of … Continue reading
I would continue the thought I started in the last issue of the Bulletin about the surprise Christ gave to the early Christian community with His Ascension back to heaven. In truth, the early post-resurrection Christian community thought the story … Continue reading
Some of the questions the early Church had to answer were: How was Jesus a human being and how can we make sense of His humanity in light of His divinity? Can genuine divinity and humanity be joined together? What … Continue reading
The early Church had to think through and resolve many questions that arose, some immediately, others as the Church reflected on the gospel narrative. How She did it tells us much about the Church. For example, we have the question … Continue reading
The early Church Fathers were great theologians, though they did not think of themselves as such. They were working pastors, involved in the daily life and leadership of their congregations. Yet they were wresting with some of the great and … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article, I ended saying that it was the thought of the Greek Fathers that to be created according to the image of God and according to His likeness, suggests that we humans have been … Continue reading
Humankind, being in God’s image and likeness, is at the heart of what it is to be human – humans are according to his image; humans are like God in some way. The Greek Fathers read Genesis in Greek, and … Continue reading