Calvin Miller (1936-2012)

[bookslover]

The noted and prolific Christian author, Calvin Miller, died on the Lord's Day (August 19). He was 76. I think his best-known book is still The Singer (1975). He published novels and books on all sorts of subjects. In the last few years before his death, he had taken an interest in Celtic Christianity, and wrote two books on the subject. RIP.

 

[OPC'n]

The cult church to which my family belonged when I was a teen had us read The Singer. I really liked it back then and would be interested in seeing what it's doctrines are now that I know reformed theology. Other than his book IDK who he is. IDK what Celtic Christianity is either....

 

[Peairtach]

Pedant's Corner

Richard

RIP.

Technically speaking this is a Romanist abbreviation, that depends on the existence of purgatory, because if he was a believer we don't need to pray that he'll rest in peace, and if he was an unbeliever, he won't. There's no point in praying for the dead; they're in the Lord's hands, and their state, in Heaven or Hell, is fixed.

But thanks for informing us about Calvin Miller, anyway.

 

[OPC'n]

I always wondered what RIP meant! lol

 

[Jaewon]

Technically speaking this is a Romanist abbreviation, that depends on the existence of purgatory, because if he was a believer we don't need to pray that he'll rest in peace, and if he was an unbeliever, he won't.

Wow, I've never known that. Thanks for saying that. I will refrain from using it.

 

[J. Dean]

Technically speaking this is a Romanist abbreviation, that depends on the existence of purgatory, because if he was a believer we don't need to pray that he'll rest in peace, and if he was an unbeliever, he won't. There's no point in praying for the dead; they're in the Lord's hands, and their state, in Heaven or Hell, is fixed.

But thanks for informing us about Calvin Miller, anyway.

I think we can assume it wasn't being used in that sense, though, and give bookslover the benefit of the doubt, don't you?

 

[earl40]

Pedant's Corner

Richard

RIP.

Technically speaking this is a Romanist abbreviation, that depends on the existence of purgatory, because if he was a believer we don't need to pray that he'll rest in peace, and if he was an unbeliever, he won't. There's no point in praying for the dead; they're in the Lord's hands, and their state, in Heaven or Hell, is fixed.

But thanks for informing us about Calvin Miller, anyway.

Richard just curious, where did you get RIP is a prayer? I always thought this was a simple way of hoping they are in heaven and is why the word "may he" is usually said before the RIP.

 

[bookslover]

RIP may have a Romanist origin (I'd never heard that before), but I think it's just a conventional usage, nowadays - like starting a letter with "Dear____" when you might not actually think of them as being "dear" at all!