Scott Carr, Jr.
Biblical Interpretation Knocking on the Door of the Civil War
In the years preceding the Civil War, the Bible functioned as the “most influential cultural force” of the young country” [1]. Americans...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Sep 18, 20182 min read
Evangelicalism: The Early Days
Evangelicalism at the time of the Second Great Awakening was driven by three primary motivators. The first was perfectionism, “premised...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Sep 4, 20182 min read
Hereditary Heathenism
In The Baptism of Early Virginia, Rebecca Anne Goetz outlines conceptions of race in colonial Virginia, particularly the concept of...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Aug 1, 201810 min read
Christianity and Islam: The First Meetings
Islam and Christianity have a long and storied history over the past 1400 years, marked by instances of fierce violence,...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
May 9, 20185 min read
Christian Mission and the Tradition of Identification
The Christian Church has a long history of mission in diverse cultures, beginning with the Apostles spreading the Gospel from their...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 15, 20172 min read
Judgment and the Canons of Dort
The matter of God’s judgment in the Canons of Dort is perhaps my own biggest struggle with their teaching. It is hard not to escape a...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 15, 20171 min read
Hate and I in the Catechism
On the first read, the Heidelberg Catechism’s use of the word “hate” in Q&A 5 seems a bit harsh. In fact, my natural reaction is, “How...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 15, 20174 min read
World Christianity
The strength of world Christianity leads the West to reevaluate its role in the faith. The prevalence of the church in ancient,...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 15, 20175 min read
Reason and Experience in Early American Faith
In the early days of the United States of America, reason served as the great leveler, tearing down what were seen as tyrannical...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 15, 20174 min read
An American Experiment in Sources of Authority
Brad Gregory’s assertion that the Protestant Reformation fractured a consensus about where authority lies serves as a backdrop for...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 15, 20178 min read
How the Church Fathers Help Us Suffer Well
In recent years, there has been a resurgence in the popularity of the early church fathers, not just amongst pastors and scholars, but...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 15, 20173 min read
Aquinas and Grace
For years, Protestants have accused Catholics of propagating a “works-righteousness” that neglects the role of God’s grace, to which St....
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 15, 20173 min read
Ancient Testimonies of the Psalms
While God speaks through the entirety of the Scriptures, the Psalms have played a unique and special role in the life of the church. They...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 15, 20173 min read
Preaching Like Augustine
St. Augustine of Hippo’s treatise on preaching, On Christian Doctrine, has a number of parallels to St. John Chrystostom’s On the...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 15, 20173 min read
Expectations for Ministers in the Early Church
St. John Chrystostom’s classic, On the Priesthood, is a sobering work for anyone considering a future in ministry. Over the course of its...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 15, 20173 min read
Athanasius and the Incarnation
In his seminal work, On the Incarnation, St. Athanasius of Alexandria presents the incarnation of Christ as the decisive act of God in...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 15, 20173 min read
Reading Scripture with Origen
While Origen has been criticized for over-allegorizing Scripture, his own writings attest that he took great care when finding the...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 15, 20173 min read
Iranaeus On the Unity of Creation and Redemption
The early Gnostic view of the world is comprised of a complex myths in which the eons, or spiritual powers, are constantly “playing catch...
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Scott Carr, Jr.
Nov 15, 20173 min read
The Significance of Martyrdom
In the early church, martyrdom was seen as the moment in which a true Christian attained to God. In his Epistle to the Smyrnaeans,...
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