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Reading Apocrypha in the Middle Ages Versus Antiquity
Ancient Christianity is not necessarily the same as medieval Christianity.
Augustine and Antisemitism
Augustine developed an increasingly mature “witness doctrine” of the Jews throughout his life.
Protestantism, Orthodoxy, and Islam in 19th Century Palestine
What happened when Anglicans tried converting Greek and Arab Orthodox Christians in 19th century Palestine?
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From the Editor’s Desk: Ad Fontes Fall 2023
Introducing the Fall 2023 print edition of Ad Fontes.
No Cowboy Religion: Remapping Protestantism on the American Frontier
What was religion really like on the American frontier?
The Reception History of the Thirty-Nine Articles in the Church of England: 1571-1662
Have Anglicans always regarded the 39 Articles as flexible? Or have they always taken them as authoritative?
W.H. Auden’s Prosaic Faith
How do we make sense of W.H. Auden's poetry, professed faith, and personal life?
The Truth of Being: Christianity, Science, and the Knowability of the Universe
Before debates between Christianity and science even begin, we must ask: how can we even know anything?
The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism: A Review
Brian Auten corrects a new study of the FBI's alleged role in shaping American civil religion.
Besom
An original poem by Dan Rattelle.
A Man Near Magnificence
An original poem by Colin Chan Redemer.
Votaries: The Blue Flower in Novalis, MacDonald, Lewis, and Robinson
Discover a forgotten influence on George Macdonald, C.S. Lewis, and Marilynne Robinson.
“And pain will be the thing that saves us”
An original poem by Tom C. Hunley