@dwspringer.bsky.social
Lecturer in Theology & Patristics Co-director, Centre for Patristics & Early Christianity McMaster Divinity College
Another podcast opportunity to hear me chat about Irenaeus. This time I talk a bit more about his most famous doctrine, recapitulation -- the grand narrative of God's salvation plan (and how it may have been influenced by Valentinian teaching).
www.youtube.com/live/68SXVGo...
Boxes of love
05.07.2025 02:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I am delighted to announce the IRCI has 2 job openings in early Christianity (specialisation open, research-focus, early career). Closing date 15 Aug. Contact me with any questions. We hope you'll consider joining our excellent group of scholars!
candidate.aurion.cloud/acu/producti...
You must have a good, large screen!
03.06.2025 14:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
As scholars continue to investigate the historical and theological dimensions of the Council of Nicaea (325), we cannot forget what was at stake for the original contributors of the creed - proper worship.
www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
See you soon!
22.05.2025 11:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I thought NAPS folks were the influencers?!
22.05.2025 10:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0You'll be there?!
22.05.2025 01:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Looking forward to NAPS tomorrow! Presenting on Valentinian influence on Irenaeus' theory of recapitulation. Will also be in and out of our @patristicsearlyxty.bsky.social table in the book exhibit. Drop by! #NAPS2025
21.05.2025 20:07 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
I have uploaded the essay I am probably most proud of, in case you are interested. "Irenaeus on Divine Ascent."
www.academia.edu/129395564/Ir...
If you are interested in learning more about the theology of the Council of Nicaea for its 1700 year anniversary (or my work!), this podcast episode from the London Lyceum is a good start.
open.spotify.com/episode/5qGJ...
Our latest Newsletter has been published. In this issue we review some of the activities of the past year, and highlight three upcoming conferences that we are involved with. To read the newsletter (and subscribe!), click the link below.
tinyurl.com/CPECnewsletter
Talk to me about this next month at NAPS!
04.04.2025 20:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Our newest essay has been uploaded. As always, robust scholarship, peer-reviewed, and open source!
Tarmo Toom, "Hermeneutics in Augustine's De Doctrina Christiana Books Two and Three," PT 1 (2024) 101-34.
tinyurl.com/patristicthe...
📣 Save the date!
📅 Mon 7 / Tues 8 April 2025
👩🏫 Hybrid conference (Durham / Teams), hosted by the Northern Association of Ancient Philosophy will take place in the Department of Classics and Ancient History in Durham
🤝 A collaboration with @hellenicsociety.bsky.social
You sure have taught some amazing classes!
15.01.2025 16:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0There is a chapter entitled Irenaeus & Origen in Brian Daley's God Visible: Patristic Christology Reconsidered, and I know he deals with the 'rule', but I don't recall if he touches on the question of influence.
15.01.2025 15:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Here's the CfP for a volume I'll be coediting with Dr. Naoki Kamimura (Tokyo Gakugei) on _Early Christian Writers in Crisis_. It aims to represent fruitful international collaboration between patristics scholars in Canada & Japan. Abstracts due Feb. 1!
14.01.2025 21:10 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
The deadline (Jan. 31) is approaching to submit your abstracts for the 2025 Canadian Society of Patristic Studies, organized by the estimable Dr. Jennifer Otto (Lethbridge). Act now & join us in Toronto this summer! Details here: cspsacep.ca/appel-de-com...
13.01.2025 18:29 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Booked my flight for NAPS today. I'll be there to present on Irenaeus and represent @patristicsearlyxty.bsky.social and McMaster Divinity College.
28.12.2024 23:30 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Is there a better alternative to Academia.edu? One that folks are actually using, I should add.
macdiv.academia.edu/DonWSpringer
We'll be chatting next week with Paul Gavrilyuk and Andrew Hofer about their recent publication, The Oxford Handbook of Deification. Look for it on our Youtube channel (and if you have a question you would like us to ask them, pass it along!).
www.youtube.com/@patristicsE...
I win! Wait, you win?
10.12.2024 21:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Our latest Patristic Theology journal article has been published! Kevin Clarke's essay is entitled,
"PATROLOGY BEYOND SUSPICION:
HERMENEUTICS, HOLINESS, AND HOPE."
Available now!
mcmasterdivinity.ca/journals/pat...
One of my passion projects. Send me a note if you have any questions. Submissions welcomed!
03.12.2024 17:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Perfect!
25.11.2024 18:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Would you be able to get me the page numbers? Then I will be able to submit an online scan request.
25.11.2024 18:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0A limited list, to be sure. Please add those that we've missed.
19.11.2024 15:24 — 👍 16 🔁 5 💬 3 📌 0The fruit of a moderated Platonic influence on Christianity as found in Gregory of Nyssa was full trinitarianism, rejection of slavery more than a millennium before anyone else, and the conviction that women are fundamentally equal to men. What has the fruit of Aristotle's influence been?
22.11.2024 22:47 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0I believe there's a hard copy in our library. I can probably get a scan in a couple days
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