Theology and Classics
Wartburg Castle in Thüringia is know as Martin Luther’s refuge. Also for the very productive time which he spent there, amongst many other things, translating the New Testament in German, albeit with lots of help of the Vulgate. The wooden panneling and possibly the footstool are original or date from that period. This is also […]
Did Luther throw his inkpot at the devil? Read More »
Ambrose of Milan has not been positively valued by patristic scholarschip in recent years. For many theologians he is the prototype of a secular godfather who used religion for personal influence and power. In essence the currently prevailing view among patristic scholars is at best a sociological approach that fails to grasp the historical impact
Godfather or Godfearing bishop? Read More »
Thirteen hours interrogation at police headquarters for Christian views that she had advocated all of her adult life. A surrealist situation. We are not talking North Korea, but Finland. Not some obscure pastor from somewhere, but the Minister of the Interior (Home Affairs) who used to be head of Police. In this episode of Signs
Räsänen: Persecution as Blessing in Disguise Read More »
Het kerkelijk leven in onze tijd is ver verwijderd geraakt van dat van de Kerk van alle tijden en plaatsen. Dat zien we in diverse opzichten, onder meer door het duidelijke verband tussen belijdenis en Heilig Avondmaal. Ook door de manier en de leeftijd waarop dit plaatsvond. Luister naar mijn jongste podcast over Willem Teellinck.
Willem Teellinck: Waarom vluchten voor het Heilig Avondmaal? Read More »
The heart of Catholic Christianity, the papal office, has been taken over by anti-Christian forces. This is the firm conviction of Dr Ashenden, former chaplain to her Majesty the Queen: “A parasite has taken over the control room of the Church.” How can Catholics survive spiritually in this postmodern age now even the Church seems
Dr Ashenden: Antichrist in Rome Read More »
Ter gelegenheid van Allerheiligen en Dankdag een nieuwe podcast-aflevering. Ook deel ik onder een uittreksel van een preek van Bernard van Clairvaux (in het Engels). Hij laat zien hoe belangrijk het is dat we samen Kerk zijn met de heiligen die ons zijn voorgegaan. Zij hebben de eredienst in het hemelse Sion bereikt en inmiddels
Hoe weet je of je geloof hebt? Read More »
My latest research (in Dutch with English abstract) shows that data from a great variety of fields, not including religion and Theology, suggest that giving up virginity without marriage has negative correlations psychologically, economically and for society at large. Many scholars are convinced these links are causative. Contribution: This article contributes to the theological reflection on
Sexual intercourse without marriage; reflections from natural revelation. Read More »
”Je hebt gewonnen, Galileeër” is een worsteling van de atheïstische Anton van Hooff met zijn eigen rooms-katholieke verleden. Geloof komt voort uit onwetendheid en gebrek aan onderzoek. De titel van dit boek is ontleend aan het sterfbed van keizer Julianus de Afvallige (331-363). Hoewel de leer van Christus absurd was, had deze toch gewonnen. Het
Worsteling met christelijk verleden Read More »
We zijn als samenleving het spoor bijster. We hebben gekozen voor het eigen ik. Eigen behoeften en onze eigen voorstelling van de werkelijkheid staan centraal. We moeten terug naar de traditionele westerse opvattingen over goed en kwaad. Lees mijn boekbespreking van collega Kinnegings jongste boek in Nader Bekeken.
Hercules op de Tweesprong Read More »
This month the medical journal of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons has published an editorial that claims there is a general suppression of the sudden death phenomenon after Covid 19 vaccination in the medical journals, as well as in the general media. The AAPS is a well respected organisation. As is the author of
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Münster played an important role in Christian history. This is a story about Anabaptists and their opponents: a married bishop and an earl who turned bigamist.Three cages on the tower of the Lambert Church still remind us of the terrrible fate of the leaders of the Anabaptist takeover of this city in the early 1530’s.
Cages of the three foolish men? Read More »
This summer I paid a visit to Köln, with Santiago de Compostella and Canterbury one of the important pilgrimage destinations in the Middle Ages. According to medieval legend the wise men who visited Jesus at his birth were three in number, kings from different generations. The shiny golden casket at the back of the choir
tomb of the three wise men? Read More »
Covid vaccination shows a devastating level of reported side effects. Only ten months of distribution of Covid vaccins in Western Australia in 2021 resulted in a massive rise in reported adverse reactions: from merely 270 to 10.726. Adverse reactions are, as a rule, statistically under-reported. The adverse reactions reported for 2021 are not only much
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In anticipation of professor John Byl’s guestlecture (maths & astronomy) at the VU Amsterdam, I have the great pleasure of making two of his books available free of cost for my website’s readership. You can download these by clicking the cover pictures.
Dear friends, colleagues and students,You are cordially invited to an open guest lecture in our traditional Christian ethics masters on the validity of God’s revelation in nature. It is indeed our great pleasure to welcome professor John Byl to address us on the question: Did Science kill God? By: professor John Byl, Trinity UniversityWhen: DV
Did Science kill God? Invitation Read More »