David T. Koyzis

In putting the finishing touches on my manuscript on authority, office and the image of God, I came across this wonderful passage in Thomas Molnar, Authority and Its Enemies (p. 112):There have always been people like Dr. Ronald Fletcher, who writes: “Never accept authority; whether that of a . . . . Continue Reading »

Many of us are persuaded that religion is not merely one element among many in life but is central to one’s entire being. Social and political scientists have explored the implications of this for partisan loyalties, among other things.  But could one’s ecclesial commitments . . . . Continue Reading »

Reformed Christians often refer to Genesis 1:28 as the Cultural Mandate:And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”There . . . . Continue Reading »

We are given to understand that many religions have something akin to prayer beads to assist the devout in saying their prayers. The rosary is one such aid used especially by Roman Catholics. However, it seems that the prayers accompanying the rosary long ago supplanted the Psalms for the use of . . . . Continue Reading »

Yesterday, the first sunday in Advent, our English-speaking Roman Catholic brethren began using a newly revised liturgy that is closer to the Latin texts than the previous 1973 version in use for nearly four decades. Liturgy Training Publications has posted a comparison of the two texts for those . . . . Continue Reading »

This great interview with the Rev. Timothy Keller of Manhattan’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church is worth sharing here:Watch the latest video at . . . . Continue Reading »

In 1952 Miklós Rózsa, one of Hollywood’s great film composers, borrowed the Genevan Psalter’s tune for Psalms 36 and 68 in scoring Plymouth Adventure, the story of the Pilgrims’ migration to North America in 1620.Here is the text sung by the chorus:Confess Jehovah . . . . Continue Reading »

In 1989 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which was subsequently signed by representatives of 140 countries and ratified or accepted by 193, with the notable exceptions of Somalia and the United States. This was not the first time that . . . . Continue Reading »

I trust I am not the only person to find this sturdy rendition of Genevan Psalm 24 especially inspiring. Confessing that the earth is the LORD’s and the fulness thereof seems like a good way to close out a week.? La Terre au Seigneur appartient ? MT from joe-topc on . . . . Continue Reading »

Canada now has a counterpart to First Things. It’s called Convivium, is edited by Peter Stockland and Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, and is published by the Cardus Centre for Cultural Renewal. The name comes from the homily Fr. de Souza preached at Fr. Richard John Neuhaus’s funeral.In each . . . . Continue Reading »