Blake Adams
Blake Adams (MA, Wheaton) is a reader, essayist, independent scholar, and Christ-haunted Southerner. He works as an editor in the faith sector and serves as Lead Sacristan at Church of the Resurrection (ACNA) in Wheaton, IL.
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What Did Jesus Learn from Joseph?
Joseph of Nazareth, the adoptive father of Jesus, is neglected in theology and biblical studies, but we come by it honestly. His obscurity in the tradition is more or less proportional to his obscurity in Scripture. There, he speaks not a word […]
“Scribes and Scripture,” by John D. Meade and Peter J. Gurry
For the first decade of my life, I worshiped in an independent Baptist church in Smyrna, Georgia. I owe much to that church. It is, after all, where I came to profess Christ as my Savior and was baptized. […]
Christian Education as Soulcraft
Blake Adams with Kyle Hughes Kyle R. Hughes (BSFS, Georgetown University; ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary; PhD, Radboud University Nijmegen) is an assisting deacon and director of catechesis at Christ the King Anglican Church (ACNA) and the inaugural Lower School Principal of The Stonehaven School in Marietta, Georgia. An experienced educator and accomplished researcher, he is […]
“Origen of Alexandria: Master Theologian of the Early Church,” by John Anthony McGuckin
I begin with a personal interlude. When I wanted to learn more about early Christian doctrine several years ago, I thought Jaroslav Pelikan’s celebrated The Christian Tradition was as good a place to start as any. Two-hundred pages in, I began to notice this oddly named fellow, Origen of Alexandria, seemed most frequently quoted and […]
“The Bible in the Early Church,” by Justo L. González
Ever eager to increase interest in early Christianity, I keep a running list of what I consider the best introductions on various subjects. (These may and have changed as new publications appear.) For early Christian philosophy, Karamanolis’s The Philosophy of Early Christianity; for liturgy, McGowan’s Ancient Christian Worship; for spirituality, Wilken’s The Spirit of Early […]
