What insight did R.L. Dabney have on the origins of American religious liberty?
Church History
“Covenant” and Polity in the Thought of the Early Reformers
This article by Simon P. Kennedy of the University of Queensland appeared in the February issue of our Ad Fontes magazine. To subscribe to receive full issues in your inbox, click here. The idea of “covenant” is prominent in Reformed political thought. Indeed, early...
Richard Hooker on Festival Days
Richard Hooker on Festival Days Translated/modernized by W. Bradford Littlejohn from the text of Book V of Richard Hooker's Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie. See original here. This is an article from the sixth issue of our journal Ad Fontes. If you'd like to receive...
Pragmatism and Principle: John Calvin and Female Government
Pragmatism and Principle: John Calvin and Female Government By David Talcott This is an article from the fifth issue of our journal Ad Fontes. Calvin’s views on women in government are not as notorious as John Knox’s. This is perhaps surprising given his strong,...
Jerome Zanchi (1516-1590): A Life in Exile – Part 2
The Scholar in Exile Part Two (Part One of this biographical and critical profile appeared in our October issue. You can also read it online. -Ed. ) Late 1551 began a protracted period of exile for Zanchi. His immediate destination was the city of Chiavenna near the...
How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria (and Mary, and Mary, and Elizabeth)?
How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria (and Mary, and Mary, and Elizabeth) ? Sean Morris This is one of the articles from the third issue of our journal Ad Fontes. For many, the name “John Knox” probably evokes some association with authoritarianism, misogyny, or at...
Jerome Zanchi (1516-1590): A Life in Exile – Part 1
Part One: From Italy to Exile (Part Two is in our November issue. You can also read it online. -Ed.) If you listen carefully, you can already hear Protestant pastors and Reformation scholars girding up in preparation for the five hundredth anniversary of Luther’s...
The Origins of Politics According to Althusius
Where did society come from? How did politics come about? Why do people live together?