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.
Tag: church history
The Early Church Councils: How Orthodoxy Was Defined
From Nicaea to Chalcedon, the early church councils defined the core doctrines of the Christian faith. Their decisions still shape orthodoxy today.
How Higher Criticism Sparked Liberalism and Fundamentalism
Higher 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.
What Happened to Jewish Christianity?
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.
Why You Cannot Understand Christianity without the Intertestamental World
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.
Why Scotland Embraced the Reformation So Quickly
Scotland'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.
Why the Council of Nicaea Changed Everything
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.
How Celtic Christianity Preserved the Faith
When the Roman Empire fell and learning collapsed across Europe, Irish and Scottish monks preserved Scripture, copied classical literature, and re-evangelized the Continent.