Category: Religious syncretism
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New Article published in JSR
Orientalism and Monotheism in Studies of Early Japanese Christianity 2024. Journal for the Study of Religion 37 (1): 1-30(Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa (ASRSA) / University of Johannesburg Press) Thrilled to have my latest article published in the JSR! Many thanks are owed to the journal’s staff, especially Editor Prof. Maria Frahm-Arp, as…
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Perriman, Monotheistic Dominionism, and ‘Pagan Monotheism’ in Constantine and Paul
Dr. Andrew Perriman has penned an excellent post and review of my book Constantine and the Divine Mind (Wipf and Stock 2019) [here], and his assessment has stimulated further thoughts in me regarding pagan monotheism in Constantine and Paul. As Perriman notices, reading the Constantinian saga in light of a theological metanarrative available in late…
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The Religion of Constantine – Interview on Transfigured
Last night I was happy to engage in a fun interview with Sam Adams on TRANSFIGURED regarding my new book, Constantine and the Divine Mind: The Imperial Quest for Primitive Monotheism (Wipf and Stock, 2019). [Available now on Amazon] and [Barnes and Noble] Here we discuss both Constantine and his religious world, including such stimulating…
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New Book Now Available – Constantine and the Divine Mind
Just in time for the holidays… my new book is now available for order direct from the publisher’s website! Click here to order: https://wipfandstock.com/constantine-and-the-divine-mind.html Thank you so very much to everyone at Wipf and Stock for their support of this project! And thanks to everyone involved during the editing and proofing process, including Menashe Israel,…
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New Book Preview Video – ‘Constantine and the Divine Mind’
The final manuscript of my new book, Constantine and the Divine Mind: The Imperial Quest for Primitive Monotheism, is now off to the publisher to be finalized before printing. In celebration of this milestone, I’ve put together this short preview video to help introduce the subject of the book, why I wrote it, and a…
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New Book Announcement: “Constantine and the Divine Mind”
I’m happy to announce that my forthcoming book, Constantine and the Divine Mind: The Imperial Quest for Primitive Monotheism, has just been picked up by Wipf and Stock publishers. What’s the book about? Essentially, it’s a new historical proposal about the reason for Constantine’s famous conversion to Christianity. It’s also about monotheism. Few subjects seem to have…
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“Revisiting Homoousios: Origins, Intentions, and Aftermath” (Presentation)
This month I was honored to have my lecture, “Revisiting homoousios: Origins, Intentions, and Aftermath” featured on the excellent Trinities podcast hosted by Dr. Dale Tuggy. This presentations was delivered earlier this year at the 2018 Theological Conference hosted by Restoration Fellowship and the Church of God General Conference. Dr. Tuggy has dutifully put together…
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The Targets of the Fourth Gospel (H&J Part 04)
If the Gospel of John really is, in part, a polemic, then just who was the gospel written against? In this entry, I propose that the Fourth Gospel contains a multi-front polemic directed towards several groups which can still, at least in a general way, be identified: Jews who rejected Jesus and his followers the…
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H&J on Audio – Introduction and Part 01: “The Primacy of John”
Happy to introduce the new Hermes & John audio series! This series will provide those interested in the Hermes & John project with another way to digest all the research. The paper which accompanied my recent presentation at the 2017 Theological Conference is rather long and packed full of information. Since not everyone is able…
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Artapanus and the Egyptian Moses: Jewish Syncretism in Alexandria
In the study of historical Gnostic religions, one is inevitably drawn towards the period of Graeco-Egyptian syncretism occurring in the wake of Alexander’s Egyptian conquest (c. 300 BCE). My upcoming (and currently under-wraps) research project has been especially dependent upon such study. One surprising element I have regularly encountered in this research is the participation of…
Kegan Chandler, PhD 