
Wince+Sing
“on an age-old anvil wince and sing”
-Gerard Manley Hopkins
Wince+Sing is the official blog of Greystone Theological Institute. W+S provides biblical and theological resources for Christian scholarship, education, and devotion—all from a perspective consonant with and expressive of a comprehensive catholic and deeply Reformed, confessional Christian faith.
Of Mary, Do You Know? Some Desiderata for a Reformed Mariology
Reading Mary forces such questions as we endeavor to do justice not only to her, a mother of the Faith, but to the One who has written of her precisely in the ways and in the time he did, and who has called us to hear what he says well.
The Lydia Center Digests No. 2
John McVay laments the lack of attention given to the subject of metaphor and the consequential “outmoded assumptions concerning metaphors'' in “many treatments of Pauline metaphors.”
The Lydia Center Digests No. 1
Keown argues that Paul paints a picture of a new masculinity that is subversive of the default patriarchal assumptions at work in the Greco-Roman culture of his time.
Five Questions for N. Gray Sutanto
I suggest that the two pressing issues are these: (1) broadening our sense of catholicity in pursuing Reformed dogmatics, and (2) expressing the pre-conditions of that catholicity in more explicit form. Recent work in Reformed theology has done well to uncover our forgotten heritage.
Stephen Hawking (1942–2018)
My first introduction to Stephen Hawking was through his bestseller, A Brief History of Time, which I read on its release in 1988 at the age of fifteen.
Studying with Greystone: A Student’s Experience
The first time I chose Greystone was a happy accident, and what follows are three reasons why I chose Greystone again, why I intend to complete my MDiv by taking their "elective courses" online, why I intend to pursue my ThM through Greystone, and why I would commend Greystone to others who find themselves in my shoes.
Descriptions and Prescriptions
Christians contemplating clinical mental health care are often unsure if they can safely give themselves over to it. Freud's antagonism towards religion still casts an ominous shadow over the profession.
Opposition as Surprise
Christians do not seem to be any better positioned to cope with criticism and display a similar range of reactions. When frustrated, they can always retreat into their sectarian enclave for refreshment.
The Greystone Way (or, at least, part of it)
Every generation needs to be equipped first to know the origin of a textbook, and be trained to fix it in every place where it is weak or unfit for the job at hand. This is exactly how Reformed Catholicity, that double principle of past and future, is applied to our academic work.
"Black Munday"
Should we fear the solar eclipse? Should we fear anything? Learn about "Black Munday", the solar eclipse of 1652, featured here in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Spousal Abuse, Pastoral Theology, and Pastoral Practice: The First Step.
For far too long, many have approached these questions within the ambit of that poorly disguised and misnomered field of inquiry, "practical theology," where so much is "practical" and so little is "theological." But domestic violence is in fact a rather prominent biblical theme, requiring serious exegetical labor if we will hear the Word faithfully.
"Divine Violence" and the Cross
One of the focal points in the discussions surrounding religious violence has been the degree to which some atonement theories purportedly support “divine violence,” which critics would apply to any theory of atonement that would require sin be dealt with on the cross as a form of expiation or punishment.
How to Be a Friend to Someone Facing Abuse
Walking with someone who is coming out of an abusive relationship will not be like any other situation you have faced. At least, this is what I have found. I have learned throughout this experience with my best friend, that there are a number of things she needs.
The Abuse of Christian Women
We invite you to watch this video which explores the reasons we exist. Please share it if you care about these issues and wish to support our work.
After Patriarchy, Part 2: The Story of a Model
If I had a flair for the dramatic, I would say patriarchy died on November 23, 2013. There is some truth in that claim, though it's a truth having more to do with the world of scholarship than the everyday realities many people live with. Instead of going that route, then, I will suggest that November 23, 2013 is one of the most important dates in the convoluted story of patriarchy in the world of biblical scholarship. It is at least a date students of the topic should try to remember.
After Patriarchy, Part 1: Now What?
The curtain has been drawn. The questions have been sharpened, the stakes clarified, and the issues focused. And the dust is starting, it seems, to settle. Now -- now -- is the time to stretch our reading to the other side of this debate, to add Davidson to Davenant, Block to Bavinck, Collins to Cyril, Milgrom to Monothelitism.