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A lecture with Q&A entitled "A Very Celtic Christmas: Incarnation and Christology in Celtic Christian Theology" by Dr. Matthew Hoskin. Much is often made of the “closeness” of “Celtic” Christian spirituality to the rest of the created order and the “natural world”. At times, this approach is even presented as more “incarnational” than other forms of Christianity. Yet sometimes one wonders what is specifically “Christian” about all this. Holy wells are well and good, but what about the incarnation of Christ Himself? Did Celtic Christian have much to say about this? In this Fellows Lecture, Dr. Matthew Hoskin unpacks the the Celtic tradition’s theology of the incarnate Christ, from the foundational Trinitarian orthodoxy of St Patrick’s Confession and St Columba’s hymn "Altus Prosator" and its specific expressions in liturgy and poetry, closing with a consideration of John Scotus Eriugena. He demonstrates that the early medieval Irish, Welsh, and Scottish church had a perfectly orthodox Christian faith that e

What is the end of Protestant retrieval? After some lively response to a recent Ad Fontes article, "The End of Protestant Retrieval", we brought together Wyatt Graham, John Ehrett, Michael Lynch, and Steven Wedgeworth to discuss what Protestant retrieval is and isn't. "The End of Protestant Retrieval" by John Ehrett: https://adfontesjournal.com/web-exclu... Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Retrieval and Its Importance 05:22 The Purpose and Limitations of Theological Retrieval 10:01 Contextualizing Historical Theological Insights 15:16 Disagreements on Political and Social Retrieval 19:58 The Role of Prudence in Theological Application 24:48 Exploring the Nature of Protestant Tradition 29:47 Personal Reflections on Retrieval and Its Impact 32:16 The Value of Reading Old Texts 34:53 Prudence in Retrieval 39:57 Diverse Approaches to Retrieval 43:41 The Role of Published Works in Retrieval 52:35 End of Protestant Retrieval Intro