Category: Archives

“Generous Self-Illusions”: Reformed Protestants and the French Revolution

Miles Smith — August 4, 2021

“Generous Self-Illusions”: Reformed Protestants and the French Revolution

The lessons and warnings of Reformed Protestants during the French Revolution.

Fear and Trembling and “Stoner”

Onsi Aaron Kamel — July 23, 2021

Fear and Trembling and “Stoner”

It is disorienting to realize one’s sympathies lie with an adulterer. How can Søren Kierkegaard make sense of it?

La Vita Nuova

John Ahern — July 16, 2021

La Vita Nuova

On learning to love Dante.

Ver Erat Aeternum

E. J. Hutchinson — July 7, 2021

Ver Erat Aeternum

Both Christian and pagan alike sense that spring is the original state of the world. Fall, on the other hand, comes from the Fall.

“The Decline of the Novel” by Joseph Bottum: A Review

Rhys Laverty — July 7, 2021

“The Decline of the Novel” by Joseph Bottum: A Review

What does the decline of the novel have to do with Protestantism?

A Man for Our Time: A Review of “Bavinck: A Critical Biography” by James Eglinton

Joseph Minich — January 8, 2021

A Man for Our Time: A Review of “Bavinck: A Critical Biography” by James Eglinton

At last, a worthy biography of the first confessional Reformed theologian to have truly grappled with modernity.

The Christian Right (and Wrong)

Adam M. Carrington — November 6, 2020

The Christian Right (and Wrong)

"Protestants and American Conservatism" provides useful history, but a more charitable and accurate assessment is needed to develop a contemporary Protestant political theology

The Classical (Thomistic) Doctrine of God

James Clark — October 21, 2020

The Classical (Thomistic) Doctrine of God

The classical doctrine of God has received lavish attention from Christian scholars in the past few years, particularly among Protestants. Much of this renewed focus has been concerned with expositing the attributes of God.

Martin Luther and Tax: A Protestant Perspective on Redistributive Taxation

Allen Calhoun — October 15, 2020

Martin Luther and Tax: A Protestant Perspective on Redistributive Taxation

The redistributive grammar of Luther;s theology of the Lord’s Supper underlie his vision for poor relief.

Inhabiting the Places of Promise: Martin Luther’s Teaching on the Three Institutions

Michael Laffin — August 7, 2020

Inhabiting the Places of Promise: Martin Luther’s Teaching on the Three Institutions

A focus on Luther's "two kingdoms" theology often neglects his views on the "three estates" of church, household, and state.