Francis Gumerlock

New Book on Gospels by Kym Smith: A Great Read

Frank — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:08:28 +0000

Every year I read a book or two that is so good that I can’t put it down. I look forward to the next chapter, and I’m sad when it’s over. The Synoptic Problem: A Johannine Solution by Kym Smith (Blackwood, South Australia: Sherwood Publications, 2007) was one of them. Smith is [...]

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The Tractoria of Prudentius of Troyes (d. 861)

Frank — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:21:46 +0000

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 predestinarian [...]

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Julian of Toledo on the World to Come

Frank — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:01:16 +0000

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 Christian eschatology. Drawing upon the wisdom of the fathers, Julian [...]

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Forthcoming Translation of Gottschalk of Orbais

Frank — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:20:49 +0000

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 his death, and none enjoyed considerable circulation. Two “confessions” of [...]

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Students at the Public School in Geneva in 1559

Frank — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:32:17 +0000

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. The reason for this is given in the first paragraphs of the confession–to preclude subterfuge by various sects disturbing the peace and harmony of the church. [...]

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