Theology, church history and apologetics.
Nero sat in judgment over Paul. Today men name dogs after Nero and sons after Paul. A study in how power fades while character endures across the centuries.
Church History / Early Church (1st–5th Century)From Nicaea to Chalcedon, the early church councils defined the core doctrines of the Christian faith. Their decisions still shape orthodoxy today.
Church History / TheologyHigher criticism of the late 1800s questioned the Bible's authorship and reliability, fueling liberal theology and provoking the fundamentalist response through Spurgeon's Downgrade Controversy and R. A. Torrey's The Fundamentals.
Church History / Historical Theology / Modern Church (20th-21st Century)The first Christians were overwhelmingly Jewish, yet within two centuries Jewish Christianity had virtually disappeared. Explore how the Jewish revolts of AD 70, 115, and 132-135 shattered Jewish-Christian leadership and shifted the church to Gentile dominance.
Church History / Early Church (1st–5th Century)The four hundred years between the Testaments shaped the language, theology, and world into which Jesus was born. Persian mystery, Greek philosophy, and Roman law still shape Christian thought today.
Biblical Studies / Church History / Historical TheologyScotland's rapid embrace of the Reformation was no accident. Celtic Christianity had planted deep instincts for local governance and scriptural authority that made John Knox's Reformed teaching feel like a homecoming.
Church History / Reformation (16th Century)The Council of Nicaea affirmed the deity of Christ but also inaugurated the union of church and state. Explore how Constantine's presence reshaped the church and set the stage for the medieval papacy, the Inquisition, and the Reformation.
Church History / Early Church (1st–5th Century) / Historical TheologyWhen the Roman Empire fell and learning collapsed across Europe, Irish and Scottish monks preserved Scripture, copied classical literature, and re-evangelized the Continent.
Church History / Medieval Church (6th-15th Century)