Note: We are grateful to share this book review by guest writer Lancelot Schaubert. He is a chaplain and artist working in Brooklyn as well as author of the novel Bell Hammers. In this essay, Lancelot reviews The Whole Mystery of Christ: Creation as Incarnation in Maximus Confessor by Jordan Daniel Wood. Now and again, … Continue reading “Is Creation Incarnation?” asks Dr. Wood
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Introduction by Jordan Daniel Wood to The Whole Mystery of Christ
Great fifteen-minute introduction below recorded by Jordan Daniel Wood for his forthcoming book The Whole Mystery of Christ: Creation as Incarnation in Maximus Confessor (October 2022 from Notre Dame UP). Jordan gives a quick overview of Maximus scholarship and then moves through the contents of his book with helpful comments on his main points. https://vimeo.com/747294503/3954167c0a
Maximus, Paul, and Jesus on Annihilation and Apocatastasis
In seventeen minutes on this video from Love Unrelenting, Jordan Wood recently gave a brilliant account of why Maximus the Confessor is best understood as a universalist. Wood goes well beyond the famous Maximus scholar Hans Urs von Balthasar who Wood summarizes by saying: His position was that Maximus was himself a confident universalist but … Continue reading Maximus, Paul, and Jesus on Annihilation and Apocatastasis
People Seem to Enjoy Thinking and Talking About Fairies
Since this original post about Why Everyone (and Especially Christians) Should Believe in Fairies (currently, the second most-read post on this new team blog), this article's content has been shared three times and in a couple other formats. It is delightful and a real encouragement to find that there is some interest in this topic. … Continue reading People Seem to Enjoy Thinking and Talking About Fairies
God’s Judgment Demands that We Prepare Ourselves to Complete Our Pasts: An Interview with Jordan Daniel Wood
"You're already beginning to change the past by preparing yourself to be the kind of person who will be able to do what you ought to have done when you're given the opportunity to do it again." —Jordan Daniel Wood While working together with Jordan on another project for three days this past week, I … Continue reading God’s Judgment Demands that We Prepare Ourselves to Complete Our Pasts: An Interview with Jordan Daniel Wood
So they saw the resurrection of the world
From a medieval Irish text called The Evernew Tongue (Teanga Bhiothnua): This is what has driven me to youTo explain to you the wondrous taleWhich the Holy Spirit declaredThrough Moses son of AmramOf the creation of heaven and earth…As well as the formation of the worldWhich was made possibleBy Christ’s resurrection from the deadOn this … Continue reading So they saw the resurrection of the world
John Milbank on Our Participation in Mary’s Assent (and Much More)
David Artman’s recent podcast interview with John Milbank presented a staggering wealth of topics and summarized material from a remarkably large portion of John Milbank’s long and wide-ranging career. While tempted to transcribe more, I just ended up taking a few notes for my own future reflection. However, here are a few samples: 48:48“In a … Continue reading John Milbank on Our Participation in Mary’s Assent (and Much More)
Imaginary Realms and their Denizens
Christmastide coincides with the coldest and darkest days of winter here in Minnesota, and while the conditions would afford the more spiritually disciplined the opportunity for contemplation, reflection, and prayer, I find myself reading The Simarillion for the first time alongside The Lord of the Rings, which I haven't read since I was in my … Continue reading Imaginary Realms and their Denizens
Jesus and the Ancient Paths 