The Story of Wisdom in St. Augustine FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 6-9PM Come enjoy fellowship, a dessert or snack, beverages, and discussion with us as we hear from Dr. Benjamin Quinn. From childhood to conversion to Bishop of Hippo, Wisdom (sapientia) features prominently in Augustine’s work, and tracing it’s development in his writings offers deep insight into […]
Wisdom from Daniel: Post-Election Reflection FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, 6-9PM Come enjoy fellowship, a dessert or snack, beverages, and timely discussion with us as we hear from Pastor Peter Van Doodeward. Our times appear dark and confused, and American Christians accustomed to religious liberty, social stability and prosperity now face the increasing possibility of a very different […]
The Davenant Institute invites you to the Fourth Annual Carolinas Regional Convivium Irenicum! Please join us for a Friday night and Saturday of fellowship, friendship, and conversation renewing Christian wisdom for the church. We will be continuing our broader focus of Literature in the Service of Christian Wisdom through an exploration of the genre of […]
Sojourn: Entering the Path of Wisdom. May 3-7, 2021. So many choices. Every young adult wonders what they’re supposed to do with their life. “What career should I pursue? Who should I marry/should I marry? Where should I live? What kind of person am I going to be?” The seemingly smaller questions are also really […]
Join us for a great time of fellowship and discussion on such an important and pertinent topic to our time. Dr. Nick Higgins will be our guide as we look to the past for wisdom in how to go forward. Modern politics has often sought to create coalitions through shared objects of fear and anger. […]
Sojourn: Entering the Path of Wisdom. May 10-14, 2021. So many choices. Every young adult wonders what they’re supposed to do with their life. “What career should I pursue? Who should I marry/should I marry? Where should I live? What kind of person am I going to be?” The seemingly smaller questions are also really […]
National Convivium, June 2-5, 2021 EDUCATION AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD: A Protestant Vision for Training in Wisdom One of the key aspects of Davenant’s ministry across the U.S. and Canada, national and regional convivia, are held annually in a number of places, including right here at Davenant House. In addition to presenting and listening […]
Wisdom Capstone Course – Philosophy of Law and the Natural Law Tradition with Professor Colin Chan-Redemer June 6-11, 2021 Join us for a five-day deep dive into neglected elements of the church’s engagement with philosophy to be better equipped to take every thought captive! God's ways are far above all human comprehension, and yet he has […]
Wisdom Capstone Course - Politics and Faithful Citizenship: Living as Dual Citizens, July 26-30, 2021. Taught by Dr. Bradford Littlejohn. What does it mean to be a citizen of the kingdom of God and the kingdoms of this world? What is the nature and scope of the authority that God has delegated to civil authorities […]
In an age of charlatans on the Right and hypocrites on the Left, it is easy to become deeply cynical about politics. But Christian statesmanship--and Christian citizenship--means learning to avoid the pitfalls of both cynicism and idealism, neither abandoning all hope in the possibility of morality in politics, nor yielding to the revolutionary temptation to ram […]
The Davenant Institute invites you to our first fall rendition of our now bi-annual Carolinas Regional Convivium Irenicum! Please join us for a Friday night and Saturday of fellowship, friendship, and conversation renewing Christian wisdom for the church. We will be exploring the topic of "Theology and Law: A Reformed Catholic Jurisprudence." Our keynote speaker […]
When Christ proclaimed that he would destroy the temple and raise it up in three days, and when Paul taught his converted Christ-followers that they were each God's image and their bodies were his holy temples, what did such statements mean to their hearers? How did the ancient Hebrews understand the meaning of their temple, and of God's presence within it? To answer such questions, we must look both at the Scriptures themselves and at the religious "worldview" of their ancient near eastern neighbors--the cultures with which ancient Israel and Judah lived "in dialogue". Although God is transcendent, unchanging, and eternal, he reveals himself to mankind in time through human institutions, human language, and human culture. Thus, without understanding the culture, institutions, and symbolic language of the ancient near east, we may struggle to hear all the resonances of God's self-revelation. In this Davenant Discussion, I will use the biblical accounts of the construction and dedication of the Tabernacle and the Temple as a case study in how to read the Bible with the eyes and ears of its original hearers.