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Protestant Letters

A publication of the Davenant Institute. Quarterly print editions, daily online content.

Web Exclusives, Wyatt Graham

What Does Jesus Mean by “Not my will, but yours be done”?

When Jesus prayed, "not my will, but yours be done" (Matt 26:39), he declared himself to be united in willing redemption with the Father. He did so because he always did his Father's will (e.g.,...

Ethics, Web Exclusives

The Gift of Alasdair MacIntyre

I first read Alasdair MacIntyre in order to argue with him. I was midway through my liberal arts undergrad education, and something strange was happening on campus. My friends in the political...

Steven Wedgeworth

The Book that Started It All

Steven Wedgeworth

Well, sort of. The name John Davenant was not exactly unheard of twenty years ago. Banner of Truth had reprinted his commentary on Colossians. But even still, his name was not a household name...

Commonwealth, Web Exclusives

The Church Against the State: A Review

James Wood reviews Andrew Willard Jones’ latest.

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Luther’s “On the Freedom of a Christian,” Versified

Luther’s “On the Freedom of a Christian,” Versified

by E.J. Hutchinson | Jul 2, 2025 | Upbuilding Discourses

Metrical Martin Luther.

Allusion without End (2)

Allusion without End (2)

by E.J. Hutchinson | Jul 1, 2025 | Upbuilding Discourses

Vergil (and Ovid?) in Longfellow.

Tennyson’s Ulysses as Shakespeare’s Hamlet? (Edited)

Tennyson’s Ulysses as Shakespeare’s Hamlet? (Edited)

by E.J. Hutchinson | Jun 26, 2025 | Upbuilding Discourses

The sources for Tennyson's great poem Ulysses are almost as, shall we say, polytropic as Homer's...

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FROM THE PRINT EDITION

Mere Natural Law: A Review

Hadley Arkes's new book grounds the foundations of Natural Law in the truths of moral reason.

Stephen Sills Jun 23, 2025

The Wife of Bath

An original poem by Betsy Howard

Betsy Howard Jun 23, 2025

Shelter from the Storm: Bob Dylan and the Power of Narrative in a Storyless World

For a time, one of the 20th century's greatest storytellers found rest in the greatest story ever told.

Eddie LaRow Jun 23, 2025

Against Misenchantment: Defending A Protestant View of Creation

Rhys Laverty pushes back against recent charge about the Reformation's "de-enchantment" of Creation

Rhys Laverty Jun 23, 2025

Data

An original poem by Betsy Howard

Betsy Howard Jun 23, 2025

Melanchthon’s Commentary on Proverbs: A Review

A new translation of Melanchthon's commentary on Proverbs disappoints, says E.J. Hutchinson.

E.J. Hutchinson Jun 23, 2025

THE ARCHIVES

Besom

An original poem by Dan Rattelle.

Dan Rattelle Feb 23, 2023

A Man Near Magnificence

An original poem by Colin Chan Redemer.

Colin Redemer Feb 23, 2023

Votaries: The Blue Flower in Novalis, MacDonald, Lewis, and Robinson

Discover a forgotten influence on George Macdonald, C.S. Lewis, and Marilynne Robinson.

Hannah Hubin Nov 10, 2022

“And pain will be the thing that saves us”

An original poem by Tom C. Hunley

Tom C. Hunley Nov 10, 2022