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Comment on Constantinian Iconoclasm by The Incarnation as the Cure for the Love of Lifeless Images - The Calvinist International

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:10:00 +0000

[...] Once more, on images. [...]

Comment on The Consistent and the Confused: Two Kinds of Two-Kingdoms by Distinguishing Christendom from Theocracy | The Rationality of Faith

Distinguishing Christendom from Theocracy | The Rationality of Faith — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:15:11 +0000

[...] For further reading, check out the Calvinist International many posts on the topic of the Two Kingdoms here. [...]

Comment on Latin Terms for “Law”: Fas, Ius, and Lex by What is Justice? - The Calvinist International

What is Justice? - The Calvinist International — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:33:14 +0000

[...] That action, that “granting,” has, in its turn, an object: ius–what is right, what is obligatory, what is due. Ius, then, encompasses both rights and duties. A person has a right to receive his ius, his due, and the other is obligated to give it to him. There is an etymological connection in Latin that is absent in English: the peculiar quality of the concept iustitia consists in a rendering of ius (for a discussion of the range of this term, see here). [...]

Comment on An Introduction to the Corpus Iuris Civilis by What is Justice? - The Calvinist International

What is Justice? - The Calvinist International — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:27:58 +0000

[...] I said before that I intended to start in the Corpus Iuris Civilis series with the Digest before moving on to [...]

Comment on Constantinian Iconoclasm by Aniconism among the Greeks - The Calvinist International

Aniconism among the Greeks - The Calvinist International — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:03:54 +0000

[...] Speaking of icons, over at Marginalia there is a new and interesting review by Fernande Hölscher of Milette Gaiman’s Aniconism in Greek Antiquity (Oxford, 2012). The conclusion: [...]

Comment on Calvinist or Lutheran? by More Calvinists, Lutherans, and Baptists, Oh My! - The Calvinist International

More Calvinists, Lutherans, and Baptists, Oh My! - The Calvinist International — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:56:36 +0000

[...] discussion about the differences between Calvinism and Lutheranism. He was kind enough to plug my own comments on that matter. He also went on to highlight Gene Veith’s perspective, concluding that it was [...]

Comment on Calvinist or Lutheran? by Debatable: Why Are There Calvinist Baptists But No Lutheran Baptists? – The Gospel Coalition Blog

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:43:30 +0000

[...] Position #3 – Steven Wedgeworth, a founder and general editor of The Calvinist International, says the differences have a lot to do with how the labels are used: [...]

Comment on The Politics of N.I.C.E. by C.S. Lewis and the Theory of Punishment - The Calvinist International

C.S. Lewis and the Theory of Punishment - The Calvinist International — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:14:46 +0000

[...] he works into That Hideous Strength. The N.I.C.E. combine police work with the social sciences as a means of control, and the rehabilitative theory of punishment is central to the coercion. Fairy Hardcastle, in her [...]

Comment on More Than A Brain by C.S. Lewis and the Theory of Punishment - The Calvinist International

C.S. Lewis and the Theory of Punishment - The Calvinist International — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:08:48 +0000

[...] Escalante briefly mentioned CS Lewis’s theory of punishment in his recent post. Prof. Lewis’s thoughts on that matter can be found in his essay, “The Humanitarian Theory [...]

Comment on Helping Friends and Harming Enemies by A La Carte 6/1/2013 | The Reformed Monarchist

A La Carte 6/1/2013 | The Reformed Monarchist — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 22:21:51 +0000

[...] Helping Friends and Harming Enemies This is a good article from the Calvinist International on Matthew 5:43-45. [...]