Category: Print Edition

Fear and Trembling and “Stoner”

Onsi Aaron Kamel — July 23, 2021

Fear and Trembling and “Stoner”

It is disorienting to realize one’s sympathies lie with an adulterer. How can Søren Kierkegaard make sense of it?

La Vita Nuova

John Ahern — July 16, 2021

La Vita Nuova

On learning to love Dante.

Ver Erat Aeternum

E.J. Hutchinson — July 7, 2021

Ver Erat Aeternum

Both Christian and pagan alike sense that spring is the original state of the world. Fall, on the other hand, comes from the Fall.

“The Decline of the Novel” by Joseph Bottum: A Review

Rhys Laverty — July 7, 2021

“The Decline of the Novel” by Joseph Bottum: A Review

What does the decline of the novel have to do with Protestantism?

A Man for Our Time: A Review of “Bavinck: A Critical Biography” by James Eglinton

Joseph Minich — January 8, 2021

A Man for Our Time: A Review of “Bavinck: A Critical Biography” by James Eglinton

At last, a worthy biography of the first confessional Reformed theologian to have truly grappled with modernity.

Inhabiting the Places of Promise: Martin Luther’s Teaching on the Three Institutions

Michael Laffin — August 7, 2020

Inhabiting the Places of Promise: Martin Luther’s Teaching on the Three Institutions

A focus on Luther's "two kingdoms" theology often neglects his views on the "three estates" of church, household, and state.

Foucault and the Hope of Resurrection

Matthew Colvin — July 21, 2020

Foucault and the Hope of Resurrection

Patrick Stefan achieves a startling and convincing reading of early church history using Foucault's thought.

Retrieving John Donne: Poetic Companion for Conflicted Protestants

Rhys Laverty — May 20, 2020

Retrieving John Donne: Poetic Companion for Conflicted Protestants

John Donne's poetic records of his religious struggles make him the ideal companion for weary Protestants.

The Art of Protestant Learning

Roberta Bayer — May 8, 2020

The Art of Protestant Learning

Far from rejecting classical learning, the Protestant Reformers ensured its expansion.

The Promise and Peril of Disestablishment: Baptist and Reformed Political Theology in the New Republic

Miles Smith — March 27, 2020

The Promise and Peril of Disestablishment: Baptist and Reformed Political Theology in the New Republic

What were the differences between over church and state betwen Baptists and the Reformed in the early US republic?