The great difference between the heroic epics of the pre-Christian era and the literature of the Middle ages was the concept of chivalry. The history of both traditions are thick with warriors or knights of great courage and skillful prowess, so far St. George the dragon slayer and the terrific Achilles are the same. But … More A Literary Shift

Mankind needs ritual, communal worship, mystery, myth. We are lost without it. Paul speaks of the knowledge of the divine in the heart of everyone, and Moses warns against the inborn urge to worship the starry heavens. Every society is deeply religious. This is quite self-evident, any brief survey of history will bear this claim … More The Coming Rehumanization of Man

Sola Scripura, or Scripture Alone, was one of the great rallying cries of the Reformation. It carries, I think, two potential dangers. The first is to neglect the authority of church tradition, to see oneself as isolated from two thousand years of christian history. The church, not one pastor or one member, was given to … More The Dangers of Sola Scriptura