My friend Jason Stewart tells his very patristic conversion story. Check it out! read more

I recently came across this advice about publishing for early career scholars. It comes from a conference last year organised by the Institute of Classical Studies in London. Although written with Classical scholars in mind, much of what is said c... read more

The Feb 2012 issue of Catalyst Online (38.2) has some really interesting articles. “Public Discipleship and Spiritual Formation” (Richard Mouw) “What is the Gospel” (Ken Schenck) “Helping the Church Be the Church: The Contribution of the New Monas... read more

St. Isaac stretches love and mercy to it’s farthest limits, occasionally beyond the bounds of canonical understanding. He remains a saint of the Church and his words are very important to hear. +++ Let yourself be persecuted, but do not persecute ... read more

Things have been quiet here on hyperekperissou, mostly because things haven't been very quiet for me over the last few months, as I had anticipated back in the summer. Once school resumes in September, I'm usually quite busy, but the addition of o... read more

I’ve been reading a guide-book to Naples and the Amalfi coast today, and I was struck by a photograph of the grotto of the Cumaean sybil, probably the most famous pagan prophetess of Roman Italy.  This, it seems, was only discovered in the 1920... read more