Prudentius of Troyes was one of the bishops in attendance at the Council of Quierzy in 849, which defrocked Gottschalk of Orbais, beat him almost to death, and made him throw his writings into a fire. He also assented to the canons of a council in the mid-850s which was directed against the...
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The Tractoria of Prudentius of Troyes (d. 861)
Julian of Toledo on the World to Come
I am elated about the forthcoming translation of Julian of Toledo’s Prognosticum Futuri Saeculi (Foreknowledge of the World to Come) by Tommaso Stancati.
Julian of Toledo (d. 690), a seventh-century Spanish bishop, was the first theologian to compile a systematic treatise on...
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Forthcoming Translation of Gottschalk of Orbais
I am very happy to announce a forthcoming translation of writings by Gottschalk of Orbais, a ninth-century monk who spent twenty years in prison for preaching a view of divine predestination that diverged from the mainstream.
Of his writings, some were lost after...
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Students at the Public School in Geneva in 1559
When in 1559 students enrolled in the public school in Geneva (in modern Switzerland), they had to subscribe to a “Confession of Faith,” a doctrinal statement of sorts. ...
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Free Book on the Early Church Fathers
Christian history I find very valuable for bridging the cultural and linguistic gaps between us and the apostles. A friend of mine has made available a primer on...
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The Contemporary Church and the Early Church
Recently I was invited to contribute my thoughts on what Christians today can learn from patristic theology for a new book entitled The Contemporary Church and the Early Church...
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