Resources
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David Neff Interviews Robert E. Webber: Together in the Jesus Story
Northern seminary’s Bob Webber likes to tell this story. One day during his tenure at Wheaton College, a colleague remarked, “Webber, you act like there never was a Reformation.” Bob […]
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Jim Dodge: The Catechumenate Ancient & Future
Therefore, I am compelled to pursue the ancient traditions believing that in them the Church will rediscover the processes and essential foundations upon which it can return to transforming converts into disciples of Jesus Christ. However, in which of the ancient catechumenates will I find them? As will be observed, the contours of the catechumenate have not always been clear. Practices were diverse. Extant fragments of sermons and the like reveal no single doctrine or praxis of the catechumenate. What extant scraps of text that have been gathered demonstrate considerable variability (e.g. where one finds the invocation of the Holy Spirit within the rites, or whether the baptismal ritual emphasizes Jesus’ baptism at the Jordan or tracks a Romans 6 burial and resurrection motif).
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Greg Wilde: The Phos Hilaron
The Phos Hilaron, (literally, light of hilarity, or gladdening light) is probably the most ancient piece of non-scriptural hymnology or ecclesial poetry to have made its way into regular Christian […]
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Robert E. Webber: A Call to an Ancient Evangelical Future
In every age the Holy Spirit calls the Church to examine its faithfulness to God’s revelation in Jesus Christ, authoritatively recorded in Scripture and handed down through the Church. Thus, […]
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