I read the book The Church of the East in one day. (I had the abridged version.) This is a scholarly work on the history of Christianity in the East—the lands to the east of the Roman and Byzantine empires historically. This means places like Persia, Central Asia, India, the East Indies, and China. The […]
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Is the Byzantine Empire Underrated or Just Ignored?
I get the question all the time: Was the Byzantine Empire underrated? Have you ever even heard of the Byzantine Empire? If you’re a regular follower of my blog, possibly not. If you got to this post from an Internet search, perhaps you have. Either way, most people know little about the great empire that […]
Review of Dan Brown’s The da Vinci Code
Dan Brown’s The da Vinci Code is, strictly speaking, not a historical fiction novel. Nor is it new, I realize. However, I decided to read and review it anyway for my followers who haven’t had a chance to read the book. It’s a book that draws on a great deal of Christian history to produce […]
The Scientific Method
The value of the scientific method can, perhaps, be summed up in the following verses from English poet Alexander Pope. Nature and Nature’s Laws lay hid in Night: God said, “Let Newton be!” and all was light. –Alexander Pope The above bit of verse might be mediocre, but it sums up a change developing in […]