The Supreme Court wrestled with defining “religion” long before public displays of Satanism started.
Commonwealth
Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Our Constantinian Moment
21st century intellectuals are realizing, as Constantine did, that only Christianity can hold our civilization together.
Augustine and Antisemitism
Augustine developed an increasingly mature “witness doctrine” of the Jews throughout his life.
“In the Midst of the Congregation I Will Praise Thee”: The Political Need for Public Thanksgiving
American days of thanksgiving once incorporated public worship. Could they do so again?
On Profitable Professions: Martin Bucer, “BS Jobs”, and Modern Money Making
Are concerns about “BS jobs” as old as the Reformation?
“Remember, Remember”: Why Protestants Should Still Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night
The 1662 BCP liturg for the 5th of November invites consideration of God’s purpose for, providence over, and preservation of government.
Are “BS Jobs” Vocations?
Is Martin Luther’s doctrine of vocation adequate to address the futility of so much modern work?
Retrieving Our Common Wealth: A Manifesto
Brad Littlejohn introduces Commonwealth, a new wing of Ad Fontes devoted to Protestant political retrieval.
The New Mainline and the Politics of Reality
With mainline Protestantism dead, which Christians will own the realities of America’s liberal political heritage?
Ordering Our Social Loves
Within their love of God, how should Christians order love for family, nation, and church?