Chris Medlock
Christopher Medlock is a freelance writer, fiction author and blogger. For Suite101, he enjoys writing on politics, history and religion. In his fiction, Chris mostly enjoys writing various forms of science fiction, fantasy and gothic literature.
Although born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Chris was raised most of his life in a small southeastern Kentucky town. After high school, Chris attended Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky not too far outside of Lexington. Chris' official studies included biblical and theological studies, as well as ancient languages and philosophy. Much of his time was also spent in courses on history (particularly ancient and medieval Europe and the Near East) as well as writing and literature.
For recreation, Chris enjoys cooking, star-gazing, social smoking and drinking, hiking and camping. As a writer, Chris is also an avid reader and finds much inspiration from the fiction of giants such as Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens, Isaac Asimov, Harper Lee, C.S. Lewis, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Flannery O'Connor, H.G. Wells, J.R.R. Tolkien and Madeline L'Engle. He also enjoys contemporary writers like Neil Gaiman, Chuck Palahniuk, George R.R. Martin and Orson Scott Card.
Chris currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky.
Latest Articles
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The "Appearing in the Flesh" of Jesus Christ
The Christian heritage of the holiday season and the real, theological teaching of the Church during its time of the "Winter Pascha."
Jan 11, 2012
- Chris Medlock
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Electing the Lords, Part 3 - Making the Lords Relevant
The current proposal would turn the Lords into a Senate without accompanying authority. How could the Lords be reformed, and remain "the Lords"?
Jan 9, 2012
- Chris Medlock
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Electing the Lords, Part 2 - The Purpose of the "Upper Chamber"
Why the House of Lords is not a Senate and what vital role it does serve in Parliament, for the British people.
Sep 23, 2011
- Chris Medlock
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Electing the Lords, Part 1 - An Introduction to the Issue
A series of thoughts from an American about the proposal of the British government to replace the House of Lords with a mostly-elected "second chamber."
Sep 21, 2011
- Chris Medlock
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Orthodox Christian Veneration of the Cross of Christ
A reflection on the validity of the "True Cross"
Sep 13, 2011
- Chris Medlock
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