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Ecclesiology & Sacraments Throughout church history, the Lord's Supper has been a crucial aspect of Christian worship, yet the meaning of Christ's mighty words in instituting the sacrament has been widely disputed. Therefore, the practice of the Lord's Supper, following its varying interpretations, has also varied. This brief essay, composed of a historical narrative section and a case study, will examine these understandings, primarily focusing on the Reformation's practice and understanding of the Lord's Supper, as the Reformation Era represents many different positions on the sacrament.
May 1, 2025 ⏱ 11 min read draft
Church History Curialism is the position that the Roman Pontiff or Pope has ultimate authority over the church and is "the vicar of Christ on earth… entrusted with the keys of the kingdom as Peter's proper heir. Therefore, he ha[s] final authority, even over the gathered consensus of councils." Conciliarism, on the other hand, posits that "church councils were to be the voice of tradition, wielding authority over the most prestigious of popes." These two positions clashed on many occasions, two of which were the "Great Western Schism" (1378-1417) and the Council of Constance (1414-1418), the latter in which it had seemed that conciliarism had won.
April 12, 2025 ⏱ 6 min read draft
Apologetics Reformed epistemology and classical apologetics are two philosophical approaches to demonstrating the rationality of belief in God. Reformed epistemology asserts that belief in God is properly basic—rationally justified apart from external evidence—while classical apologetics seeks to offer and argue for evidence for God from nature or history, providing a logical defense. Rather than being contradictory, these approaches are complementary.
February 15, 2025 ⏱ 4 min read draft