Category: Modern Evangelicalism

What are the grounds for calling someone a heretic or false teacher?

Posted on by Eric Costanzo in Heresy, Hot Button Commentary ;), Modern Evangelicalism, Orthodoxy, Pastors, The Church and Society, Twenty-First Century

Yesterday I listened to an older podcast of a pastor who, not long ago, was highly influential in my life. As a result of a major change in his ministry, my pastor friend is no longer at his church or currently involved in public preaching. To be clear, there was no moral failure associated with … Continue reading What are the grounds for calling someone a heretic or false teacher? →

Why Christians Should Celebrate Lent and the Venerable Bede

Posted on by Eric Costanzo in AD 450-800, Anglicanism, Catholicism, Celtic Christianity, Ecumenical, European Christianity, Holy Days, Holy Roman Empire, Middle Ages, Modern Evangelicalism, Monasticism, Preachers, The Christian Home, The Church and Society, Theologians

[This is part three of my series of articles entitled: "Hangin' with the Carolingians." The Carolingian dynasty, which encompassed nearly two centuries (AD 686-840), is a fascinating era. The Venerable Bede, who is the subject of this article, was an English contemporary of the Carolingians who was largely responsible for the rise of English literacy … Continue reading Why Christians Should Celebrate Lent and the Venerable Bede →

The Definition of Extreme Poverty from John Chrysostom

Posted on by Eric Costanzo in AD 300-450, Apologetics, Catholicism, Church Planters, Eastern Christians, European Christianity, Late Antiquity, Missionaries, Modern Evangelicalism, Monasticism, Nicene, Pastors, Philosophers, Philosophy, Post-Nicene, Poverty, Preachers, Roman Empire, Social Justice, The Christian Home, The Church and Society, Theologians

What happens to an organization when it moves from the "grassroots" phase to becoming a conglomerate? And seemingly overnight? The term "conglomerate" can refer to business or geology. In business, a conglomerate is defined as "a corporation consisting of more than one previously unrelated industries or divisions that is usually the result of a merger … Continue reading The Definition of Extreme Poverty from John Chrysostom →