Monday, November 13, 2017 at 09:14PM
Embryo Parson in Benedict Option, Benedictine Spirituality, Bernard Option, Bernard of Clairvaux, Christian Culture, Christian Pacifism, Christian Resistance Theory and Praxis, Clash of Civilizations, Crusades, Culture Wars, Historical Theology, Holy Scripture, Islam, Just War Doctrine, Man-glicanism, Muscular Christianity, Political Theory and Praxis, Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Templars, Traditional Anglicanism, Videos and Music, Western Culture
The fighting monks of St. Bernard of Clairvaux. He got in Dutch with the mystic Hildegard of Bingen and other authorities bc of his support of the Templars, but I think he got it right. So did the Pope. So have all generations of Anglican warriors. You can be both a warrior and a Christian. The Christian Church is not pacifist. Ask C.S. Lewis.
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