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Ad Fontes Vol 5, Issue 4

On the Decalogue

E. J. Hutchinson — May 29, 2026

On the Decalogue

23 SUMMER 2021 Divino praecepta puer si prodita ab ore, Et facies casto pectore iussa Dei: Ipse pater vitae cursum moderabitur omnem, Nec fortuna tibi saeva nocere potest. If as…

A Letter Regarding War, April 15, 1818

Brad Littlejohn — August 24, 2021

A Letter Regarding War, April 15, 1818

An admirably concise, compelling, and elegant summary of the classic Christian just war tradition by John Jay.

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.

Imagining a People: An Essay on the Possibility of Political Representation

Brad Littlejohn — August 24, 2021

Imagining a People: An Essay on the Possibility of Political Representation

The second installment of an essay reflecting on political theology through the lens of Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy.

Calvin’s Complex Ecumenism

James R. Wood — August 24, 2021

Calvin’s Complex Ecumenism

With "catholicity" resurgent among Reformed Christians, John Calvin's ecumenism demands a closer examination.

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.

Homer, God’s Poet

Eric Hutchinson — July 26, 2021

Homer, God’s Poet

“Melanchthon Mondays” continues! I had a lot of fun reading and working on this one. This week’s poem is about Homer and poetic inspiration. Christians, I think it’s fair to…

Melanchthon’s Psalm 111

Eric Hutchinson — July 12, 2021

Melanchthon’s Psalm 111

First Things recently ran my metrical translation of Philip Melanchthon’s poem on the Visitation of Mary and Elizabeth. You can read an accompanying essay at Mere Orthodoxy. Here is another:…