Category: Contemporary Church

Pan Is Dead, Let’s Rub It In

Zephram Foster — May 10, 2023

Pan Is Dead, Let’s Rub It In

If Christ has defeated the pagan gods, we should declare it loud and clear.

A Tale of Two Churches: Lessons from Swedish and Finnish Lutheranism

Tapani Simojoki — March 9, 2023

A Tale of Two Churches: Lessons from Swedish and Finnish Lutheranism

What can the Lutheran churches in Sweden and Finland teach us about responding to liberalizing denominations?

From the Editor’s Desk – Ad Fontes Winter 2023

Rhys Laverty — February 23, 2023

From the Editor’s Desk – Ad Fontes Winter 2023

Introducing the Winter 2023 print edition of Ad Fontes.

Trinity and Catholicity: A Survey of Global Trinitarianism for Western Readers

Glenn Butner — February 23, 2023

Trinity and Catholicity: A Survey of Global Trinitarianism for Western Readers

Glenn Butner introduces Western readers to the trinitarian theology of the majority world.

Jesus and John Wayne: A Review

John D. Wilsey — February 9, 2022

Jesus and John Wayne: A Review

Whilst giving good pause to examine ourselves, Du Mez's history lacks both love and hope.

Faithful Presence in the Midst of Pluralism: Three Tensions

Emily G. Wenneborg — November 9, 2021

Faithful Presence in the Midst of Pluralism: Three Tensions

How should we live faithfully as Christians, with our distinctive beliefs, practices, and values, in an increasingly pluralistic age?

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry: Why the Lord’s Supper Is Essential to Restoring the Evangelical Church

Nathan Johnson — November 9, 2021

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry: Why the Lord’s Supper Is Essential to Restoring the Evangelical Church

The Lord's Supper is one of the most powerful cures for the ills of modern evangelicalism.

The Power of the Catholic Intellectual Ecosystem

Onsi Aaron Kamel — November 3, 2021

The Power of the Catholic Intellectual Ecosystem

Protestants have got nothing on Catholics here.

Get a Room! On Our Detrimental Misreading of C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity

Clifford Humphrey — August 24, 2021

Get a Room! On Our Detrimental Misreading of C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity

Lewis's illustration of the church as one corridor with many rooms has been badly misinterpreted by evangelicals.

The Holy Spirit and Christian Experience: A Review

Michael Riggins — August 22, 2021

The Holy Spirit and Christian Experience: A Review

A review of Simeon Zahl's "The Holy Spirit and Christian Experience", which addresses the disconnect between doctrine and experience.