Category: Church History

Simon P. Kennedy — March 9, 2017

“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…

Richard Hooker on Festival Days

Richard Hooker — February 22, 2017

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…

David Talcott — February 7, 2017

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…

Jerome Zanchi (1516-1590): A Life in Exile – Part 2

Patrick J. O’Banion — December 6, 2016

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…

Sean Morris — November 30, 2016

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…

Jerome Zanchi (1516-1590): A Life in Exile – Part 1

Patrick J. O’Banion — October 26, 2016

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…

The Origins of Politics According to Althusius

Simon P. Kennedy — October 17, 2016

The Origins of Politics According to Althusius

Where did society come from? How did politics come about? Why do people live together?