Scott Carr, Jr.Jul 25, 20227 minReview: Church In Crisis by Oliver O'Donovan Nearly 15 years ago, noted Anglican ethicist and Oxford professor Oliver O’Donovan applied his insight to the crisis in his own Anglican...
Scott Carr, Jr.Jun 18, 202225 minEarly Church Greatest Hits on CelibacyThe early Christian church’s practice of celibacy has drawn the sustained attention of scholars since the late twentieth century. ...
Scott Carr, Jr.Nov 24, 20204 minAugustine 2020: Closing ArgumentsWe have come to the end of a long journey. As we continue to live with the fallout of one of the most contentious elections in living...
Scott Carr, Jr.Oct 23, 20205 minAugustine 2020: Everlasting Life in the City of GodLast time, we looked at the bad news of the Last Judgment, but today, we arrive at the good news. We have said throughout this study that...
Scott Carr, Jr.Oct 20, 20205 minAugustine 2020: Judgment on EvilHaving turned to the subject of the last judgment [1], Augustine turns to the most controversial element of God’s judgment, the judgment...
Scott Carr, Jr.Oct 16, 20205 minAugustine 2020: The Last JudgmentDiscussions of Revelation and the “end times” play a vital role in Christian political debates. Eschatology, the theological name for the...
Scott Carr, Jr.Oct 13, 20205 minAugustine 2020: The Supreme Good and the CityBook XIX of The City of God is the heart of Augustine’s political theology and the work’s argument. It is a wide-ranging, masterful, and...
Scott Carr, Jr.Feb 11, 20192 minSt. Paul's EthicWhen St. Paul refers to “the Law”, he typically means the Mosaic Law as a whole (Moo 84, 90; Gal. 3:10). The Law had a limited and set...