Michael Allen

May 28, 2024 | credomag.com | James E. Dolezal |Matthew Barrett |Zena Hitz |Michael Allen

What is the analogy of being and why is it so essential to the Creator-creature distinction? In Part 2 of this Credo Colloquy, James Dolezal and Matthew Barrett continue their conversation on the importance of Thomas Aquinas but this time talk about why our language for God is analogical rather than univocal. As it turns out, thinking analogically is key to understanding everything from the language the Bible uses to describe God to our participation in the likeness of God and much more.

May 16, 2024 | credomag.com | James E. Dolezal |Matthew Barrett |Zena Hitz |Michael Allen

Why do my favorite Puritans seem to with some frequency go back to Aquinas?” James Dolezal came to know Aquinas through the works of Reformed Scholastics (from Stephen Charnock to John Owen) who were appealing to Aquinas and commentators on Aquinas in their works. Once you read Aquinas and understand how he contemplates God and all things in relation to God, you can see why the Reformed tradition engaged often with writings not only by Aquinas but his heirs.

Apr 22, 2024 | credomag.com | Matthew Barrett |Zena Hitz |Michael Allen |Fred Sanders

What is the meaning of intellectual life? In modern education, educators and students alike are often disillusioned by the attitude prevalent in educational institutions that emphasizes usefulness and practicality rather than contemplating the meaning and purpose of life. Zena Hitz shares her own disillusionment and frustrations as an educator, and how she found the true meaning of intellectual life in contemplating truth itself, including those questions most formative for one’s happiness in God.

Apr 16, 2024 | baytobaynews.com | Michael Allen

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Michael A. Allen, Boise State University; Carla Martinez Machain, University at Buffalo, and Michael E. Flynn, Kansas State University(THE CONVERSATION) The United States was forced to stop its military operations in March 2024 in Niger – a landlocked, western African country in the Sahara desert.

Apr 8, 2024 | credomag.com | Scott Meadows |Michael Allen

How can Christians experience a foretaste of the beatific vision? Here Michael Allen discusses the gathered church as a means of experiencing the presence of Christ. Listen to Michael Allen discuss the work of dogmatic theology and the value of friendship on the latest episode of the Credo Podcast here.