Category: Columns

Miles Smith — June 10, 2026

A Response to PCA’s CN Study Committee

The Presbyterian Church in America’s Christian Nationalism committee has released a partial report. It is a momentous piece of writing. It is to my knowledge the only report like it…

E.B Pusey and Conscience as the Court of God

Miles Smith — June 1, 2026

E.B Pusey and Conscience as the Court of God

Rev. Dr. James Anderson, Carl W. McMurray Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary Charlotte, posted a helpful engagement at the intersection of Christianity and natural rights on…

Origen on the Apostles’ Uniquely Inspired Discernment

Andrew Koperski — May 27, 2026

Origen on the Apostles’ Uniquely Inspired Discernment

We often depict Origen as a speculative, metaphysically preoccupied theologian with a penchant for heterodoxy. His down-to-earth text critical work on the Bible often gets less attention, unfortunately. While editing…

Joseph Justus Scaliger on Calvin and Vermigli: Or, Always Check Your Sources

E.J. Hutchinson — April 28, 2026

Joseph Justus Scaliger on Calvin and Vermigli: Or, Always Check Your Sources

On quotations and secondary sources.

The Pope, the President, and the Protestants

Miles Smith — April 20, 2026

The Pope, the President, and the Protestants

The Middle Ages are back in style. Pope Leo XIV and the Trump administration are dueling over political theology. Jest as we might, the war of words in the media…

Was Jesus Poor?

Andrew Koperski — April 18, 2026

Was Jesus Poor?

It depends a lot on what you mean by "poor."

Philip Schaff on the History of Torture

Steven Wedgeworth — April 16, 2026

Philip Schaff on the History of Torture

In the 4th Volume of his History of the Christian Church, Philip Schaff devotes a chapter to the discussion of torture. Professor Schaff is wholly opposed to the use of torture in…

J D Vance is Right About the Pope

Steven Wedgeworth — April 15, 2026

J D Vance is Right About the Pope

Earlier this week, the Vice President of the United States of America made two controversial comments about Pope Leo XIV. On Tuesday, J D Vance said that the pope should…

Lactantius Against the Use of Images in Worship

Steven Wedgeworth — April 8, 2026

Lactantius Against the Use of Images in Worship

“For the likeness of a man appears to be necessary at that time when he is far away; and it will become superfluous when he is at hand. But in…

The Iran War Among the Magisterial Protestants

Miles Smith — April 6, 2026

The Iran War Among the Magisterial Protestants

At The Telegraph this week, Tim Stanley, an Evangelical Baptist turned atheist turned Anglican turned Roman Catholic, posits that President Donald Trump’s Iran War is being pursued at the behest…