Table of Contents

A Guide to "Theological Letters"

Welcome to Theological Letters. Let me walk you through what you’ll find here.

About Me

• My Journey to Orthodoxy (1 of 2)

• My Journey to Orthodoxy (2 of 2)

• On Art, Film, and “Aesthetic Cognitivism” — an Interview

East vs West

• Penal Substitution

  • Penal Substitution vs. Eastern Patristic Atonement: A Tale of Two Gospels

  • Reclaiming the Atonement: Problems with Penal Substitution

  • A Philosophical Critique of Penal Substitution

Divine Hiddenness (7 parts)

• When God Seems Silent (part 1)

• Why God Stays Hidden (part 2)

• Proving God (part 3)

• Non-Resistant Unbelief (part 4)

• Scrutinizing the Metanarrative of Divine Hiddenness (part 5)

Coffee & Commentary

• This segment offers a glimpse inside my personal study journal, where I record reflections on sacred Scripture. Each week, I share a few verses along with the notes I’ve scribbled down.

  • Baptism, Confession, & Time | Mark 1:1-15

  • Fishers of Men | Providence & Purpose | Mark 1:16-20

  • A Demon in the Synagogue | Mark 1:21-28

  • Divine Energy in Human Flesh | Mark 1:29-31

  • Knowing God by His Energies | Mark 1:32-45

  • Carried by Faith of Others | Mark 2:1-5

  • Christ Knew Their Hearts | Mark 2:6-12

Dogmatic Theology

• A Brief History of Predestination (1 of 4)

• A Brief History of Predestination (2 of 4)

• A Brief History of Predestination (3 of 4)

• A Peculiar Feature of Providence

• A Brief Word on Providence

• Why Would God Make the Damned?

• Hell, Hades, and Christ’s Descent (Part 1)

• Hell, Hades, and Christ’s Descent (Part 2)

• On Apokatastasis and Universal Salvation

• The Eastern Patristic View of the Soul through the Eighth Century

• On Mary, the Mother of God (1 of 2)

• On Predestination, John Piper, and the New “Calvinists”

• Can Jesus Sin? The Gnomic Will and Maximus the Confessor

• Athanasius of Alexandria

• Calvin on Apostasy and Temporary Faith (1 of 3)

• Calvin on Apostasy and Temporary Faith (2 of 3)

Practical Theology

• A Brief Word on Providence

• To A Woman Who Lost Several Children

• On Prayer to Saints

• On Magic and Sacrament

Religious Epistemology

• On Belief in Fairies

Philosophy

• On Free Will

• Postscript on Free Will

• On the Problem of Evil

• Does Christianity Have Metaphysical Commitments? (1 of 2)

• Does Christianity Have Metaphysical Commitments? (2 of 2)

• God-World Relations: Are the Eastern Church Fathers Panentheists?

Art & Pop Culture

• Some Thoughts on “Rings of Power” (1 of 2)

• Some Thoughts on “Rings of Power” (2 of 2)

• Can AI Create Art?

• An Honest Assessment of “Lady Ballers”

• On Art, Film, and “Aesthetic Cognitivism” — an Interview

Audioletters

• I’ve recorded many of my Theological Letters if you prefer listening to reading

  • Audioletter: On Free Will

  • Audioletter: On Apokatastasis & Universal Salvation

  • Audioletter: On Magic and Sacrament

  • Audioletter: Why would God Make the Damned?

  • Audioletter: The Eastern Patristic View of the Soul

  • Audioletter: On Prayer to the Saints

  • Audioletter: Hell, Hades, and Christ’s Descent (1 of 2)

  • Audioletter: Hell, Hades, and Christ’s Descent (2 of 2)

  • Audioletter: My Journey to Orthodoxy (1 of 2)

  • Audioletter: My Journey to Orthodoxy (2 of 2)

  • Audioletter: On Belief in Fairies

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