Theology – New Aberdeen College

Reading Athanasius, On the Incarnation

Matt Marino — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:10:45 +0000

Image: Athanasius trampling down Heresy; Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Basilica in Rome The name Athanasius is symbolic of the victory over Arianism1 in the generation of the Council of Nicaea. His tombstone read, “Athanasius Contra Mundum,” which means, “Athanasius Against the World.” He would be exiled five times by four emperors, three of whom professed to be Christians. Clearly…

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Theology’s Central Role in Classical Education

Matt Marino — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:39:06 +0000

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Ministry Preparation at New Aberdeen

Ryan Smith — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:29:35 +0000

As the college’s Steering Committee (now Board of Directors) considered what to name the institution, we looked to the past for an institution that matched our goals. The University of Aberdeen in Scotland is an institution that was founded in 1495 to prepare students for medicine, canon law, the arts, and theology — disciplines that we strongly want to celebrate. The University of Aberdeen…

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Loving Christ With All Our Minds

Ryan Smith — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 03:09:03 +0000

Parents and educators must intentionally reference all disciplines back to their Christian center. Written by Ryan Smith | Wednesday, October 9, 2024 Reprinted from The Aquila Report When educators intentionally omit God from the classroom for the alleged purpose of moral neutrality, another organizing principle and telos will necessarily fill the resulting vacuum. Many Christians have naively…

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The Immutable Son and His Incarnation

Sherman — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 20:45:58 +0000

Rev. Matt Marino Reprinted with permission from ReformedClassicalist.com The word “incarnation” is a construct of Latin words for “on” (in) and “flesh” (caro). Most immediately, the English word derives from the older French word incarnacion. In the Greek of the central passage in John 1:14, it is just the common word that we see Paul always using for “flesh” and even “sinful nature” (sarx).

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