Matt O'Reilly, PhD

Ever tempted to think we have little to learn from people who lived long ago? If so, C.S. Lewis would warn you against what he called...

The new episode of the So What? Podcast went live this morning. In this edition we continue the discussion of Pelagius and Pelagianism....

Context is everything. That’s the first rule for interpreting scripture (or any other text, for that matter). The rule refers first to...

I’m grateful to the team at Seedbed for the opportunity to contribute to the Seven Minute Seminary series of short videos. Here’s one on...

Whether using a shamrock to illustrate the Trinity or running the snakes out of Ireland, St. Patrick is known for many legendary and even...

Should churches stop using the historic Creeds in weekly worship? Rev. Jeremy Smith seems to think so and attempts to make the case with...

We continue in the midst of what has often been called a “Trinitarian revival,” but with The Quest for the Trinity, Stephen Holmes argues...

The measure to reinstate Pelagius was rejected, as reported in a summary of the actions taken at the Council meeting. I am glad to see...

The move to reinstate Pelagius is being led by the Rev. Benno D. Pattison, rector of the Church of the Epiphany in Atlanta. You can read...

Continuing our reflection on heresy and Universalism, we come to the question as to whether Universalism is itself a heretical teaching....

Many Americans likely think that abortion is a modern issue over which Christians are rather evenly divided.  With A Love for Life,...

What was the Reformation about and is it over?  These are the central questions raised and answered by Michael Reeves in his recent book...

The record of Paul’s visit to Athens in Acts 17 provides an informative glimpse into the religious culture of the first century...

I’ve never really read Jonathan Edwards (I know, I know, shame on me), but I’m presently reading Gerald McDermott’s brief guide to The...

I can’t tell you how many so-called Christian funerals I’ve attended in which the distinctly Christian hope of bodily resurrection has...

I’m presently reading Dennis Di Mauro’s A Love for Life: Christianity’s Consistent Protection of the Unborn (Wipf and Stock, 2008), in...

The book opens with a critique of the way history is generally taught in public schools.  First, with regard to presentation, Mansfield...

I’ve been reading and thinking lately on what it means to have a Christian view of history. What is history and why should we study it as...

“The Christian teacher has to be taught before he can teach.  And the Christian teacher has to recognize an ongoing process of being...

It has become popular, as of late, to publicly criticize Christianity as that which poisons everything.  This claim has been made...