Author: Nathan Johnson

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Commentary, Ad Fontes

Deus Est or Deus ex Machina?: How René Descartes Rescued Anselm’s Ontological Argument From Thomas’s Critique

Nathan Johnson — November 2, 2025

Deus Est or Deus ex Machina?: How René Descartes Rescued Anselm’s Ontological Argument From Thomas’s Critique

Nathan Johnson shows how Anselm's ontological argument finds an unlikely ally in Rene Descartes

When Rights Go Wrong: Simone Weil on Uprootedness and the Way Forward

Nathan Johnson — September 27, 2023

When Rights Go Wrong: Simone Weil on Uprootedness and the Way Forward

70 years on, Simone Weil's "The Need for Roots" remains prescient in diagnosing modern social and political woes.

Old Testament Sacraments, Pt. 5: The Rainbow and the Noahic Covenant (2)

Nathan Johnson — April 27, 2023

Old Testament Sacraments, Pt. 5: The Rainbow and the Noahic Covenant (2)

In what way, if any, is the rainbow a sacrament of God's covenant with Noah?

Old Testament Sacraments, Pt. 4: The Rainbow in the Noahic Covenant (1)

Nathan Johnson — April 11, 2023

Old Testament Sacraments, Pt. 4: The Rainbow in the Noahic Covenant (1)

Is the Noahic Covenant part of the Covenant of Grace?

Old Testament Sacraments, Pt. 3: The Animal Skins and the Covenant of Grace

Nathan Johnson — April 7, 2023

Old Testament Sacraments, Pt. 3: The Animal Skins and the Covenant of Grace

How do the animal skins given to Adam and Eve relate to the Covenant of Grace?

Old Testament Sacraments, Pt. 2: The Tree of Life in the New Covenant

Nathan Johnson — March 30, 2023

Old Testament Sacraments, Pt. 2: The Tree of Life in the New Covenant

What role does the Tree of Life play in the New Covenant?

Old Testament Sacraments, Pt. 1: The Tree of Life in the Covenant of Works

Nathan Johnson — March 20, 2023

Old Testament Sacraments, Pt. 1: The Tree of Life in the Covenant of Works

Nathan Johnson begins a new series examining each of the Old Testament sacraments.

Old Testament Sacraments? A Reformed Overview

Nathan Johnson — February 23, 2023

Old Testament Sacraments? A Reformed Overview

Nathan Johnson unpacks a surprising belief of the Reformed tradition: that Old Testament believers had sacraments.