Category: Columns

Cosmas Indicopleustes: a Sixth-Century Merchant with a Lutheran View of Scripture?

Andrew Koperski — December 19, 2025

Cosmas Indicopleustes: a Sixth-Century Merchant with a Lutheran View of Scripture?

And they say that Lutheranism doesn't travel as well as Calvinism.

Melanchthon on Romans 13 (4)

E. J. Hutchinson — December 19, 2025

Melanchthon on Romans 13 (4)

On respect for magistrates.

Thoughts on a KJV Christmas

Steven Wedgeworth — December 18, 2025

Thoughts on a KJV Christmas

My World Opinions piece on using the King James Version of the Bible for Christmas has gotten some attention. It’s been an “editor’s pick” for a couple of days, and…

Melanchthon on Romans 13 (3)

E. J. Hutchinson — December 18, 2025

Melanchthon on Romans 13 (3)

Melanchthon on Romans 13 and Plato's Republic.

Melanchthon on Romans 13 (2)

E. J. Hutchinson — December 17, 2025

Melanchthon on Romans 13 (2)

More from Melanchthon on Romans 13.

Does the US Military do the Work of Heaven? Augustine, Earthly Peace, and the Birth of Christian Power

Miles Smith — December 16, 2025

Does the US Military do the Work of Heaven? Augustine, Earthly Peace, and the Birth of Christian Power

Christianity informs the peace of earth organized and implemented by the American military abroad and domestically, and American soldiers implement that same peace

Melanchthon on Romans 13 (1)

E. J. Hutchinson — December 16, 2025

Melanchthon on Romans 13 (1)

The first in a series on Melanchthon on Romans 13.

Thessalonike, the Theotokos, and the Proper Place of Relics

Andrew Koperski — December 10, 2025

Thessalonike, the Theotokos, and the Proper Place of Relics

Relics didn't function quite like they do in Age of Empires.

Happy Thanksgiving: Melanchthon on Gratitude

E. J. Hutchinson — November 25, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving: Melanchthon on Gratitude

An excerpt from Philip Melanchthon's "Summary of Moral Philosophy" on being thankful.

Whence St. Augustine’s “Restless Heart”?

E. J. Hutchinson — November 21, 2025

Whence St. Augustine’s “Restless Heart”?

Have you ever wondered about St. Augustine's "restless heart"?