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The President as Protestant Warlord
This week US President Donald Trump wielded the startling powers of the United States presidency when he dismissed senior generals and replaced them with…
Catullus in Vergil?: Pallas, Turnus, and the End of the Aeneid
A theory on Catullus and the end of Vergil's Aeneid.
How Does the Bible Use the Word “Good”?
Melanchthon on the meaning of "good" in the Bible, Stoicism, and Aristotle.
“Sons of the Greeks, Arise!”: Christianity, the Classics, and War in the 19th Century
The question of the Bible and Biblical authority defined debates among nineteenth century American Protestants as they appealed to the Christian scriptures to justify…
“Nunc dimittis”: A Poem for the Presentation of Our Lord
A poetic version of the "Song of Simeon," based on the fourth-century Latin poet Juvencus.
