Tag: Heinrich Bullinger

Mary in the Reformed Confessions

Tim Perry — June 13, 2023

Mary in the Reformed Confessions

What do the Protestant confessions say about the Virgin Mary?

Bucer to Bullinger (10): On the Gauls

E. J. Hutchinson — February 9, 2022

Bucer to Bullinger (10): On the Gauls

Starting a new section today in Bucer’s 1535 letter to Bullinger, on that perennially vexed question of Franco-German relations. Bucer on the Gauls Concerning our response to the Gauls: For…

Bucer to Bullinger (9): On a Council

E. J. Hutchinson — February 4, 2022

Bucer to Bullinger (9): On a Council

Below is the rest of the section on the possibility of a council from Martin Bucer’s 1535 letter to Bullinger and Leo Jud. The new material begins with “If the…

Bucer to Bullinger (8): On a Council

E. J. Hutchinson — January 26, 2022

Bucer to Bullinger (8): On a Council

After a brief hiatus, we are back with the next section of Bucer’s letter to Bullinger and Jud, this one on Christendom and councils, of no little relevance to ongoing…

Bucer to Bullinger (7): On the Scholastics

E. J. Hutchinson — January 12, 2022

Bucer to Bullinger (7): On the Scholastics

In the last two posts, we looked at Bucer’s statements on the Wittenberg theologians in his 1535 letter to Bullinger and Leo Jud. Today we move on to a new…

Bucer to Bullinger (6): On the Wittenbergers

E. J. Hutchinson — January 7, 2022

Bucer to Bullinger (6): On the Wittenbergers

Last time we started Bucer’s comments on the Wittenberg theologians. Today we finish that section. He has some firm words for his Swiss friends. I’ve included the previous passage as…

Bucer to Bullinger (5): On the Wittenbergers

E. J. Hutchinson — January 5, 2022

Bucer to Bullinger (5): On the Wittenbergers

Today we move on to a new topic in Bucer’s letter to Bullinger and Leo Jud. (I don’t think I mentioned previously that Jud is also a recipient of the…

Bucer to Bullinger (4): On the Holy Supper

E. J. Hutchinson — December 30, 2021

Bucer to Bullinger (4): On the Holy Supper

Here is the fourth installment of a 1535 letter (really, a smorgasbord treatise in miniature) from Martin Bucer to Heinrich Bullinger. This is the last section (for the moment) on…

Bucer to Bullinger (3): On the Holy Supper

E. J. Hutchinson — December 22, 2021

Bucer to Bullinger (3): On the Holy Supper

We continue with selections from a 1535 letter from Martin Bucer to Heinrich Bullinger. The topic is still the Lord’s Supper. I’ve included the previous two paragraphs for convenience; the…

Bucer to Bullinger (2): On the Holy Supper

E. J. Hutchinson — December 17, 2021

Bucer to Bullinger (2): On the Holy Supper

Part 1, along with some introductory remarks, is here; but I’ve also included the first paragraph of the translation in this post so that the argument is easier to follow.…