Churches Without Chests
34. Conclusion: Beauty as Love
David de Bruyn
March 29, 2021
In this series, we have considered the meaning of beauty, objections to beauty, and how…
33. The Practices of Correspondent Love
The practices, or disciplines of the Christian life function to nurture correspondent love. The disciplines…
32. The Process of Correspondent Love
Love for God’s beauty is known not only by imagination and through changed nature, but…
Why Churches Can’t Agree on Civil Disobedience
The current conflict between Christians over responses to government during the pandemic does not really…
31. The Position of Correspondent Love for God
David de Bruyn
February 23, 2021
One’s nature determines much of one’s desire for God. What is inherited from Adam and…
30. Loving God’s Beauty
David de Bruyn
February 16, 2021
At this point, it will be helpful to summarise our argument in five steps. Step…
29. The Dilemma of Commanded Love
If God’s beauty is perceived through correspondent, or ordinate love, we face a dilemma. Love…
28. More Voices From the Past on Loving God
Brother Lawrence’s (1614–1691) collected letters, known as The Practice of the Presence of God, describe…
27. Voices From the Past on Loving God Rightly
It would be an insurmountable task to gather the collective thought of Christians on the…
26. A Biblical Theology of Loving God
Is the idea of correspondent, or ordinate, love present in Scripture? Does Scripture describe what…
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