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13 Jan 10

Fox’s Fringe Quotes Isaiah, Or Was That Augustine?

In the recent episode of Fox’s Fringe, an apocalyptic fringe-science supernatural sort of show, Dr. Bishop recites a Latin quotation to a devout Christian woman. Here’s the exchange:
Woman: How can we be sure?
Dr. Bishop: Nisi credideritis, non intelligetis.
Woman: I don’t understand.
Dr. Bishop: It is the Latin translation of Isaiah 7:9.
Woman [nodding and remembering the verse, [...]

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10 Mar 07

Augustine on the Donatists: "Correct and Heal Them"

[This was for an assignment for Early Church History with James Bradley. We were to exegete a particular historical text, in this case Augustine's Correction of the Donatists, by giving some historical context, describe the author's thesis and how he defends it, and briefly evaluate the work. I chose this work by Augustine, instead of [...]

2 Comments Posted in augustine, church and state, donatists, early church, violence by Patrick George McCullough