A Patristic Critique of Political Economy

The Church Life Journal (associated with Notre Dame University) has just published my article on the patristic notion of economics, and their critique of aquisition and accumulation, it is, in my opinion, a much better critique of political economy than the ones developed in the 19th and 20th centuries. I’ve posted it here before but this is the edited and publised version, I hope you enjoy it.

Different approaches to historical reconstruction in Christian Origins studies

The following is an excerpt of a draft of a potential project I’ve played around with for the last year or so (whether or not it will become anything, who knows, and if it does it won’t be fore a few years), it might be of interest to some, it examines what one might broadly call a “materialist” approach to historical reconstruction, and a more “experiential” approach.

Love and Solidarity in the Light of Death and Eternity

Originally published by Macrina Magazine, May 9, 2020