Category: Church History

How Abraham Kuyper Lost the Nation and Sidelined the Church

James R. Wood — August 22, 2023

How Abraham Kuyper Lost the Nation and Sidelined the Church

A century on, have the critiques of Kuyper's critic Hoedemaker been proven right?

John Ponet’s “Short Catechisme”: A Neglected Formulary?

Mark Earngey — August 15, 2023

John Ponet’s “Short Catechisme”: A Neglected Formulary?

A 1553 catechism was regarded as a foundational Church of England document. Why then has it been forgotten?

Charles Hodge, Francis Grimké, and the Doctrine of Human Unity in the Critique of Race Prejudice

Adam E. Peterson — August 15, 2023

Charles Hodge, Francis Grimké, and the Doctrine of Human Unity in the Critique of Race Prejudice

How did two Old Princetonians end up relating so differently to their prevailing racial norms?

Sermons on Job: A Review

Joel R. Beeke — August 14, 2023

Sermons on Job: A Review

Calvin's overlooked sermons on Job are a major addition to Calvin studies and a blessing to the church.

Seeing God: A Review

J. Caleb Little — July 24, 2023

Seeing God: A Review

A sweeping account of the doctrine of the beatific vision with the Protestant tradition in mind, now in paperback.

The Ascetical Theology of Augustine and the Book of Common Prayer

Mike Michelin — July 19, 2023

The Ascetical Theology of Augustine and the Book of Common Prayer

Both Augustine and the English Reformers knew self-denial was the only way to ascend to God.

“Perfect Submission; Perfect Delight:” Fanny Crosby, Spousal Piety, and Muscular Christianity 

Jacob Huneycutt — June 13, 2023

“Perfect Submission; Perfect Delight:” Fanny Crosby, Spousal Piety, and Muscular Christianity 

Jacob Huneycutt explores how Fanny's Crosby's hymns of spousal piety continue to shape the Protestant imagination.

Mary in the Reformed Confessions

Tim Perry — June 13, 2023

Mary in the Reformed Confessions

What do the Protestant confessions say about the Virgin Mary?

The Book That Packed A Punch: 100 Years of Machen’s “Christianity and Liberalism”

D.G. Hart — May 8, 2023

The Book That Packed A Punch: 100 Years of Machen’s “Christianity and Liberalism”

A century on, J. Gresham Machen's most famous work still deserves our attention.

John Wycliffe, Reformer Pt. 3: Wycliffe and the Poor Priests

Miles Foltermann — May 2, 2023

John Wycliffe, Reformer Pt. 3: Wycliffe and the Poor Priests

The exciting tale of John Wycliffe's reformation of medieval preaching.