Favorite Books in 2024: The Ultimate Miscellany
W. Jackson Watts Readers of this site as well as my personal Substack site, Churchatopia, will know that my interests tend toward the eclectic. In my 2023 Favorite Books article, I reflected on a range of titles across disciplines and literary genre. This year’s list is no different.…
On Creatureliness
W. Jackson Watts Over the last 15-20 years I’ve spent an extensive amount of time reading, thinking, and occasionally writing about the interrelated themes of creation, culture, and creatureliness. Some of my interest in these was no doubt always latent, given that I was raised in a rural,…
A Theology of Limits: Kelly Kapic and You’re Only Human
W. Jackson Watts Kelly Kapic has distinguished himself as a prolific and accessible theologian over the last two decades. Longtime theology professor at Covenant College, a Presbyterian school in Georgia, Kapic is someone I’ve come to appreciate both on the page as well as in person. His latest…
Early Christian Views on Creation: Part 2
Kevin Hester (Part 1 of this two-part article appeared last Tuesday). In my last post (or part 1) we examined the philosophical background of the early church that influenced the way in which they examined biblical references to creation. Their responses to Atomism (Naturalism) and Neo-platonism demonstrated how…
Early Christian Views on Creation: Part 1
Kevin Hester Modern evangelicals regularly engage in robust discussions with naturalists and with Christians who promote other, non-literal interpretations of the Genesis account. Many conservative Christians often wonder how creation has been understood throughout Christian history. As a historical theologian who focuses upon the early church, I am…