Center for Classical Theology

Credo Conferences aren't like other theology conferences. Here's what sets us apart: 🙏 Every session begins with worship and creed recitation 📖 Teaching grounded in Scripture and the Great Tradition 👥 Intimate breakout sessions, not just large lectures 🤝 Genuine dialogue between speakers and attendees 📚 Carefully curated resources and bookstore ⛪ Focus on theology that serves the church 💬 Space for meaningful conversations and connections We're not just downloading information. We're forming souls. We're retrieving what the church has always known. We're pointing hearts toward the beauty of God. This is theological conference done differently. Join us April 24-25 in Washington, D.C. Purchase your ticket today: credomag.com/the-beatific-v… #CredoConference #Credo2026 #TheologicalDepth #GreatTradition

PS, I have been told as of this morning that there are a few spots left in breakout sessions with Jordan Cooper and Mike Allen. But they will close soon as they are filling up. So get in their sessions quick.

Time is running out! Last call to register for Credo Conference. Where else can you devote two days to contemplating the Beatific Vision?! and from theologians like @gavinortlund, @DrJordanBCooper, @loumarkos, Todd Billings, Mike Allen, and more. 🎟️credomag.com/the-beatific-v… 🧵

RT @CredoMagazine: The heresy of Apollinarianism has made a comeback today. But if Christ does not assume a human mind, how can he heal our…

One of the highlights of Credo 2026? The Friday afternoon Q&A panel with ALL the speakers: Matthew Barrett Michael Allen J. Todd Billings Gavin Ortlund Louis Markos Jordan B. Cooper Your chance to ask the questions that have been stirring in your mind all day. Your opportunity

We're starting Credo 2026 with Dr. Louis Markos on Plato for a reason. Before we dive into Christian theology, we need to see that humanity has always longed for transcendent beauty. Even the ancient philosophers understood that we were made for something beyond this world. Plato's allegory of the cave. His theory of Forms. His understanding of the Good, the True, and the Beautiful. All of it points toward what Christians know by revelation: we were made to behold divine beauty. Louis will show us how even pagan philosophy intuited the truth that the beatific vision reveals: nothing less than seeing God will satisfy the human heart. It's the perfect opening to two days exploring our greatest hope. April 24-25 | Washington, D.C. Register now: credomag.com/the-beatific-v… #CredoConference #Credo2026 #LouisMarkos #Plato #Philosophy

More endorsements for @AquinasKC are rolling in! Timothy George is in: "I welcome this new initiative...The entire body of Christ will be enriched by careful study of Thomas and his writings, especially his commentaries on Holy Scripture." 🎟️donnelly.edu/aquinas-kc

If the greatest minds of church history agreed on something, we ought at least to give it serious consideration—not dismiss it. Listen: “Why I Became an Anglican: Infant Baptism” w/ @mbird12 & @MattBarrett credomag.com/?p=47447&previ…

🔥 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🔥 We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Jordan B. Cooper is joining the Credo 2026 speaker lineup! As an ordained Lutheran pastor, Executive Director of Just & Sinner, Fellow of Systematic Theology at the Weidner Institute, and Chair of Lutheran Dogmatics at the American Lutheran Theological Seminary, Jordan brings exceptional theological depth to our exploration of the beatific vision. If you follow his YouTube channel, podcast, or have read his work in Credo Magazine and Modern Reformation, you know why this is such an exciting addition. Jordan has dedicated his ministry to retrieving classical Protestant theology for the contemporary church. His expertise in how the Lutheran tradition engaged with classical philosophy makes him uniquely qualified to help us understand the vision of God. Join Jordan, Matthew Barrett, Michael Allen, J. Todd Billings, Gavin Ortlund, Louis Markos, and more this April 24-25 in Washington, D.C. Don't miss this incredible lineup! Register now. Groups of 5+ save! credomag.com/the-beatific-v… #CredoConference #Credo2026 #JordanBCooper #SpeakerAnnouncement #BeatificVision

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Did Jesus experience the beatific vision? Absolutely. New video with Dominic Legge, O.P. and @mattmbarrett is out! 📺youtu.be/GL1G9Y46gM0 @ThomisticInst @dominicanfriars @PFIC_DHS

I hope that the opponents of classical education in this country will learn what it really is and learn to love it, for “the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness hath not understood it.” @JeremyTate41 Read Jeremy Tate’s article credomag.com/?p=44266

🕯️Theological education needs to be re-formed in our secular age, organically attached to sacramental living. Meet our 2026 @TheAnselmHouse Fellows! 1 yr residency of evening prayer, dinner for virtue formation, Socratic dialogue over classical theology.🧵 theanselmhouse.com

Dr. Louis Markos has spent a lifetime tracing the fingerprints of God through Plato, Homer, Dante, and C. S. Lewis; what he finds at the end of every search is the same: a face. To seek the face of God is not a passive longing. It is the great human quest, woven into myth, philosophy, and poetry long before the Word became flesh. And in Christ, that ancient hunger finally finds its fulfillment. What the Greeks glimpsed dimly, we now behold fully, and one day, face to face. Join Louis Markos and other leading theologians this April 24–25 in Washington, D.C. as we explore the beatific vision and the joy of Christian hope. 📍 Washington, D.C. | 📅 April 24–25, 2026 Register now. Groups of 5+ save! credomag.com/the-beatific-v… #CredoConference #Credo2026 #BeatificVision #LouisMarkos #ChristianHope

Garrigou-Lagrange is one of the most important theologians of the last century. In our skeptical age he gives us confidence that we can know reality. We are seeing a revival of his works today. New podcast with @cajetancuddy and @MattMBarrett. youtu.be/lL4f82TuCbs

We are thrilled to announce that the lectures from each year's Center for Classical Theology will be published @crossway in a series edited by @MattMBarrett called *Explorations in Classical Theology.* Here is the cover for the first book by Carl Trueman. credomag.com/center-for-cla…

🎥 "We need to be transformed, we need hope, and above all else, we need God." Dr. Michael Allen shares why he's joining us for Credo 2026: The Beatific Vision. In a world that constantly urges us to focus on problems and struggles, Michael reminds us that we're called to set our minds on things above: to consider the great and glorious hope of seeing God face to face. The beatific vision isn't just a theological concept. Throughout history, Christians who have fixed their eyes on this eternal hope have been used by God to bring about transformative good here on earth. Join Michael and other leading theologians this April 24-25 in Washington, D.C. as we explore the Visio Dei, the doctrine that has sustained the church for two millennia. 📍 Washington, D.C. | 📅 April 24-25, 2026 Register now. Groups of 5+ save! credomag.com/the-beatific-v… #CredoConference #Credo2026 #BeatificVision #VisioDei #MichaelAllen

"God says, I don’t want you to know me only when you arrive in heaven. If you only knew me in heaven, you wouldn’t be able to get to heaven. So I will reveal to you my mysteries." @cajetancuddy New Credo podcast is out! @MattMBarrett and Cajetan Cuddy. [youtu.be/ruuHPJS7OJ0?si…] Big thanks to @ThomisticInst and @dominicanfriars and @PFIC_DHS

🎥 "I know of no conference out there that spends the whole time focusing on our future hope: seeing God." Dr. Matthew Barrett is excited to return to Credo 2026, where we'll turn our attention to the beatific vision. This isn't just another conference. You'll hear teaching

We imagine God is an object among other objects. But Augustine and Aquinas tell us God is being itself. -Adonis Vidu and Lewis Ayres Watch @CenterClassical discussion between three of today's leading theologians: Lewis Ayres, @adividu, and @MattMBarrett credomag.com/2026/02/2025-c…