Christianity: Classic!

I've updated the look of my blog. I'm slowly building up the steam (and nerve) to get the dot com. Even if nobody reads this (I know they do, but they're heathens who don't leave comments :P ), I like to at least have my own ruminations written down somewhere. The blogspot editor also deleted all my links when I changed templates so I had to manually enter in all my links into the html sourcecode myself. Enjoy some of the new links I've added like Liturgica and Salvo.

Allow me to elaborate on what "Classical Christianity" means.

Recently I came across a brand of Ecumenism I actually found worthwhile. It is expounded by, but not limited to, the works of CS Lewis. I found so many devout Orthodox laiety and priests speaking so highly of his works, that I just had to read him (or get reaquainted with him....I read the Chronicles of Narnia ages ago).

CS Lewis expresses everything desperately lacking in most Ecumenical forums I've come across. He has a devotion to the common Christian tradition as found in the early Church in it's continuity with modern Catholic/Anglican expressions. He doesn't delve into a particular theology, but remains faithful and respectful to traditional doctrine. Moreover, he's committed to the most basic of Christian values and moralities as identified with Christ. He recognizes the differences between Churches, but does not seek to erase the seriousness of such differences with any sort of flowery rhetoric.

Having read a few of Lewis' works now, and having come across such excellent publications as Touchstone Magazine and The Crux Project, I lumped the links to a few similar webpages under the heading "Classical Christianity." I say it's 'classical' because that term seems best to signify that something can be both old and still capable of being fresh and relevant. Basically, "Classical Christianity" means we don't have to reinvent the spiritual wheel when we can always hearken back and think about the "good ole days" for guidance.