Jesse Hake

The Theory of the Big Bang and the Faith of the Holy Fathers (Part 1: Cosmology and Theology) Part 1 of the 1996 Book by Bishop Basil (Rodzianko)

Bishop Basil Rodzianko's astonishing little 1996 book *The Theory of the Big Bang and the Faith of the Holy Fathers* exclusively available here in English. Spread the word! How many people might spend some of their eleven days of Christmas with this text?
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If you have a fraction of the fun listening that I had recording this with Dr. Matthew Milliner, you will be delighted to have spent time on our chat about his book Mother of the Lamb. He interrupts me twice before I'm finished introducing him and our topic...

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Sparks ignited, we cup our lives like hands around our flickering hearts. And one child, heralded by a star, bears witness to warmth and light beyond the scattering winds of death.

Paul Kingsnorth: "Against Christian Civilization" Charles Alexander Eastman In October 2024, writer Paul Kingsnorth delivered the 37th Erasmus Lecture to the Christian community associated with First

I wish I was in the room when Paul Kingsnorth delivered this lecture to the First Things crowd. currentpub.com/2024/12/13/p...

Memory as Living Presence Much of our mortal lifetime involves navigating such a haze of delights and hurts so tumbled together in mixed experiences (wheat and tares) of realities and counterfeits, wholenesses and fragmentatio...

A little on the memory of God.
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"Like the Bethlehem Star Given to Every Human Being to Some Degree" Second in the Reading Notes Series for Bishop Basil Rodzianko's 1996 book The Theory of the Big Bang and the Faith of the Holy Fathers

More of Bishop Basil (Rodzianko) and his 1996 book *The Theory of the Big Bang and the Faith of the Holy Fathers*. His opening sections are all about the star of Bethlehem followed by the magi.

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Santa Claus, Christ, and Saint Nicholas From my Ancient Archives…

This past essay reflecting on a child’s drawing of Santa Claus on a cross that I photographed years ago in a parish Christmas tree is not at all worthy of the great saint, but I want to share whatever I’ve got on his feast. A joyous one!

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A Book, a Book Chapter, and an Article On the Way! With each of these three exciting announcements below, there is likely more than one intrepid fool involved.

Big news in my little world. Prayers and support appreciated.
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"Only when you speak about another person in such a way that his angel could hear and approve of it, are you really telling the truth."

Bishop Basil on the “Astrological” Completeness of All Being in Jesus Christ Introducing a New Reading Notes Series for Bishop Basil Rodzianko's 1996 book The Theory of the Big Bang and the Faith of the Holy Fathers

During Advent, we should all be stargazers and cosmologists, and so I have decided to launch a reading notes series on Bishop Basil Rodzianko’s wild and wonderful little 1996 book The Theory of the Big Bang and the Faith of the Holy Fathers.

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New Substack. Link: addisonhodgeshart.substack.com/p/the-signif...

YouTube video by Classical Academic Press Episode 5: Virgil, The Aeneid: Can Peace Be Built on War?

Coolest new podcast show out there, folks!

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Joyous feasts! Saint Katherine disputing the philosophers (painting circa 1380 by Cenni di Francesco). And a traditional Russian icon of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple.

Can the Apparent Contradictions between Hart’s Views and Those of the Dominant Streams of Christian Theology and the Bible be Resolved? Part two of two with an open letter to Daniel, my admired and beloved friend

A very kind comment from a reader here: “A joy to read in terms of learning, sobriety, reason and tone, and also for me edifying on matters where I could use a brush up.”

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Classical Education, Christmas, and Political Culture Through this Christmas season and into the coming New Year, classical Christian educators are fielding a lot of questions and heightened feelings from students and parents about our nation’s political...

Brief seasonal reflections and some course recommendations for a teacher training subscription service that I direct.

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The False Dichotomy of “Deism or Supernaturalism” Our default today is to think of theism in terms of either deism or supernaturalism.

“God, unlike a mechanic or an engineer, does not make machines. Instead, God invites our free and creative participation in divine life.”

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Santa Claus, Christ, and Saint Nicholas From my Ancient Archives…

Christmas is coming. Taking this old reflection out from behind the paywall here…
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Joyous feast of Saint Gregory the Wonder Worker. Baptized by Origen and seven years his student, after a speech thanking Origen, he returned home to Neocaesarea and brought the city into the church with Macrina the Elder, Macrina the Younger and her brothers Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa.

Episode 21: Interview with Sarah Flynn about Classical Education in Australia ClassicalU Podcast · Episode

My newest podcast episode. In conversation with educator Sarah Flynn,we touch on topics such as integrating indigenous approaches to knowledge and the principles of classical education. (Also on Apple and other platforms.)

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When Our Past is Made Complete: Trauma and Healing in the Household of God A relatively new Christian named Miriam recently wrote to ask me if I believed what the young theologian Jordan Daniel Wood shared with me about God enabling us to change our pasts—that is if God can ...

My most appreciated essay from the past few months. This is on the topic of fallen time and how we can make it complete.
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