Like all confessional Christianity, Lutheranism is anchored in realities that transcend the political particularities of our day; and it also reminds us of the church’s true task and realistic expectations in a time such as this. Continue Reading »
In these latter days, being people of faith makes us targets, and we need resources that help us realize: I’m not alone. Continue Reading »
Dave’s pastoral ability allowed him to understand people better than they sometimes understood themselves. Continue Reading »
Should a Protestant married to a Catholic ever be admitted to Holy Communion? Continue Reading »
Christianity in its original and most animating form is fundamentally incompatible with the race-based mythos of the alt-right. Continue Reading »
With his “cultural-linguistic” approach to Christianity, George Lindbeck hoped to find a way for ecclesial theology to reenter the university. Continue Reading »
The confessional Lutheran church today may be poor and weak, but it stands as the true heir of the Reformation. Continue Reading »
I first read Jaroslav Pelikan’s The Riddle of Roman Catholicism: Its History, Its Beliefs, Its Future (1959) while doing my pastoral residency in Detroit, 1978–79. I just finished it for the second time. It is still a book with value. Pelikan says one thing in particular that struck me: Any . . . . Continue Reading »
I recall being deeply moved by Fr. Richard John Neuhaus’ recounting of his journey from Lutheranism into the Roman Catholic Church (“How I Became the Catholic I Was”). It is a move that not a few have made, with denominational provenance spanning most every Protestant confession. . . . . Continue Reading »
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