Is a Protestant Franco Inevitable?
by Josh AbbotoyRed state leaders refuse to do what is necessary because they are worried about trivialities, which is the kind of behavior that makes Protestant Franco all but inevitable. Continue Reading »
Are Catholics and Evangelicals Really Together?
by J. Daryl CharlesThe receptive ecumenical outlook can, among other things, help us discern between true and false ecumenism. Eduardo Echeverria models this receptive mode in his latest book. Continue Reading »
David French and the Future of Orthodox Protestantism
by Carl R. TruemanI welcome the clarity of David French’s stand on the Respect for Marriage Act even as I disagree with him. Continue Reading »
Seven Protestant Theologians Every Catholic Should Read
by Bruce Riley AshfordThis list provides a good starting point for thoughtful Catholics who would expose themselves to some of the most influential Protestant theologies of the last century and a half. Continue Reading »
To Live in the Spirit
by R. R. RenoThere is nothing about being human that is alien to the consuming fire of God’s holiness. Continue Reading »
A Biblical Vision of Marriage
by Cory Wilson
Too often, we Evangelical Protestants have harmed our public witness and failed in fidelity by proclaiming the sanctity and permanence of marriage in one sentence before highlighting the “biblical” justifications for divorce in the next. Our current moment indeed requires us to testify to the male-female nature of marriage, but it also affords an opportunity. As we commend the biblical vision of marriage to our neighbors, we must not shy from aspects of it we have been loath to behold. It’s time we Evangelicals abandon our defense of divorce and embrace a biblical defense of marriage’s permanence. Continue Reading »
Staying Put
by Peter J. LeithartWhy not become Anglican? some have asked since I laid out a case for “Reformational Catholicism” at the forum on the future of Protestantism at Biola University last month. Anglicans, they tell me, already have what I want. Others wonder why I stay in a “sectarian” Presbyterian denomination. Others ask, Why not drop the “Reformational” and become just “Catholic”? Continue Reading »
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