Teaches theology at SLU-Madrid. Dogmatics, Patristics, and Death. Author of *Unnatural Death: Creation, Sin, and the Angelic Fall* (Fortress Press, 2025). Currently writing on Gregory the Great.https://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3m62gxuw5ec2sI haven't posted on here in a while, but I thought I would share the belated news that my book "Unnatural Death: Creation, Sin, and the Angelic Fall" published by @fortresspress.bsky.social is now officially in print! Find out more about it here: https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9798889835295/Unnatural-Death20 Nov 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62gxuw5ec2shttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lhtiv2rtj22xIf you've always wondered about the origins of death and have a penchant for thinking about angels, time and eternity, the building blocks of the cosmos, or natural and voluntary evils, I have good news. My book is available for preorder! https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9798889835295/Unnatural-Death10 Feb 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtiv2rtj22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lh7lq3js5s2nIt’s great that God is both the supreme good we ought to desire above all things and that God gives us that desire.02 Feb 2025 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7lq3js5s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lgqg4xep7s2dthinking about getting Schelling-pilled, where do I start friends?27 Jan 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqg4xep7s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lgdpxxqcys2eIgnatius of Antioch22 Jan 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdpxxqcys2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3ldr7ndml3c2ireading about compatibilism, but i’ve been informed that i must go to a child’s birthday party, and i think this is what Aquinas means when he says the rei familiaris impede the contemplation of God20 Dec 2024 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldr7ndml3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3ld6w6l3suc2pwho wants to take my class on sex and asceticism?13 Dec 2024 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6w6l3suc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3ld2oemf2ns24Cry more. But it’s good. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Dec 2024 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld2oemf2ns24https://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3ld2n7nvkfk24I reviewed a book for this month’s Commonweal. In it, I argue that to unlearn our devotion to war we have to relearn our commitment to Christ. Let me know what you think. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Dec 2024 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld2n7nvkfk24https://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lcasjttpic2uHey @htcoolman.bsky.social, look what made it to Madrid!01 Dec 2024 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcasjttpic2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbz64aja5k2yMy latest is an article in @commonweal.bsky.social reviewing Robert Keeler's book, *Sacred Soldier.* https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/sacraments-war28 Nov 2024 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbz64aja5k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbytr2iuuk2wOk, there are problems with the modern world, but one of them is not that I can examine this 12th century Cistercian manuscript of Gregory's Moralia in Job which is housed in the municipal library of Dijon from my living room in Madrid.28 Nov 2024 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbytr2iuuk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbu3qgzyik2f"About himself, no one knows what will happen in the hidden judgment of God, because Many are called, but few are chosen. And because no one is sure whether he is chosen it stands to reason that all should tremble, about their deeds all should fear..."26 Nov 2024 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbu3qgzyik2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbtl4nvawc2pHow is it that all the running shoes I want to buy suddenly cost $200?26 Nov 2024 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbtl4nvawc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbtjxdwesk2vOne of my contentions after a lot of close reading of Gregory the Great and the people he influenced greatly (Bede, Hugh of St. Victor, Bernard, Thomas Aquinas, Teresa of Ávila) is that we need to recover an otherworldly Christianity.26 Nov 2024 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbtjxdwesk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbtjstq6j22vDo people who write still make websites, or is everyone just posting to substack? Thinking about a long term commentary project and considering venues.26 Nov 2024 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbtjstq6j22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbnfygoddc2pI accidentally clicked the “books” button under interests when I was signing up for the butterfly site and now I am getting fed the cringiest book lovers posts. Make it stop. Where do I tell them I don’t like books anymore?23 Nov 2024 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbnfygoddc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbn63qiak22xI recommend listening to Kingsnorth’s Erasmus lecture. It’s a salutary chastening and a bold move to debut it with the First Things audience. https://www.youtube.com/live/Y3hMSZqatHI?si=7PpPS_-NfrM2SOO_23 Nov 2024 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbn63qiak22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbkmclieuc2qfinally reached St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press critical mass and decided to shelve them separately22 Nov 2024 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkmclieuc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbkelw3ea22z“Nothing can so banish licentious habits from the soul and restrain memories which disturb and stir up troubling flames in the body as can avid devotion to the love of learning and searching investigation into the meanings of the passages of Scripture.” (St. Isaac if Nineveh)22 Nov 2024 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkelw3ea22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbifgaxhfc2qI think the theme of my sex and asceticism class next semester is: “And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” (Gal 5:24)21 Nov 2024 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbifgaxhfc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbfbt2u56k2wTo be clear, the people in my group chat are the first people I would appoint to positions of authority in my administration. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2024 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfbt2u56k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbevueeb3222This is all much nicer than me. I just tell them that they will fail my course if they use AI, and then when they use it I fail them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2024 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbevueeb3222https://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbdbjm7wfc2kI followed @doctor-angelicus.bsky.social on here and immediately started getting served bird related content.19 Nov 2024 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdbjm7wfc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbd34dh7k22kOne of the best things about living in Spain has been shedding two car payments and relying exclusively on public transit. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2024 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbd34dh7k22khttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbcfwrmp5s2zThe Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos has a beautiful statue of Christ seated on the lap of Mary seated on the lap of Anna.19 Nov 2024 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcfwrmp5s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipgporter.bsky.social/post/3lbcfeexi5c2fmy 4yo and Kandinski19 Nov 2024 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:zerckyrsd5gnb2sljwics56l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcfeexi5c2f