by Daniel S. Trout “But let us cultivate our garden,” admonishes the title character Candide in the final line of the French historian/philosopher Voltaire’s famous satire of (in his mind, at least) post-Christian Europe entering a new era of Enlightenment naturalism. Voltaire frequently derided the Church and scriptural truth—in fact all institutions and persons that [...]
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Tending the Garden
Posted in Redemptive Drama on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Covenant Promise I: Evaluating Israel’s Inheritance
Posted in Liturgical Arts, Redemptive Drama on September 4, 2007 | 3 Comments »
by Daniel S. Trout The history of redemption might well be described as God’s progressive fulfillment of his promises made first in Gen. 3; and, given the intricate architectonics of His plan, every passing generation has had to patiently endure (by faith) the tension of attainment and expectation through the succession of what might by [...]
