Evening Prayer

Princeton Theological Review (Vol.22, No.1, Spring 2019), in the “Editors’ Note, Drs. Biermann, Ellis, and Haley ask “If justice is left out, what are kingdoms but robber banks?” Augustine’s City of God, 2.4-7. How does theology engage the public? Will it inflame polarization, scapegoat secularism, succumb to secularization, issue irrelevant platitudes, taint theological convictions and/or contribute to hegemonic influences? The articles will explore Christianity and the public sphere.

For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond talks about the apostolic, Matthean, Marcan, Lucan, Johannine, and apostolic teaching of their high, high Christology.

For Ecclesiology (locus 6), Prof. Berkhof fiddles some more on infant baptism and its efficacy as a sign and seal. He’s repeating himself again.

ODCC: Original Sin: Romans 5.12-21 is the predicate, but was obscured by concerns facing the apostolic fathers and apologists, e.g., Gnostics. Irenaeus defended OS as coming through Adam. Origen did likewise, but gave way to meditations on prenatal sins of pre-existent souls. Methodius says OS was evident in man’s corruptibility. Athanasius anticipated later developments, holding to Adam and OS, Chrysostom was explicit about concupiscence.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff further discusses Pentecost including the vast arraying of nations represented in Acts 2.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff quote Eginhard on Charlemagne’s profligate moral life and marital ventures. Many children as concubines.

For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff discusses Calvin’s meetings in Strassburg including Simon Grynaeus (with whom he studied Hebrew), Bucer and Capito. He spends a little over a year in Basel, 1535-1536,

For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch discusses 2-31 Mar 1533, Convocation, Restraint of Annates, and preparations for Cranmer’s consecration in St. Stephen’s Chapel, Westminster. Cranmer was living in Canons’ Row at Westminster.

For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff discusses 3 major Lutheran denominations in the US with varying commitments to their symbols.

1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #386-389 describes the reality of original sin in the profound relationship to God. One must avoid the temptation to explain it as a developmental flaw, psychological weakness, or inadequate social structure. It may be called the “reverse side” of the Good News.

Westminster Larger Catechism 184:

Q. 184. For what things are we to pray?
A. We are to pray for all things tending to the glory of God, the welfare of the church, our own or others' good; but not for anything that is unlawful.