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 »
Letters
by VariousMy deep thanks to Brad East for his piece on doing theology in a divided church (“Theology in Division,” April 2023). The topic is centrally important and rarely taken seriously, as if its obviousness renders the challenge uninteresting. East’s larger points about aiming at a catholic theology . . . . Continue Reading »
Theology in Division
by Brad EastLevel with me—you’re Catholic, right? I get this question a lot—from students, folks at church, academic colleagues. I teach theology at a Stone–Campbellite university in west Texas. My friends and neighbors are, almost to a person, low-church believers, whether restorationist or . . . . 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 »
Holy Fear
by Justin LeeOn at least two occasions, my father found himself in public showdowns with Mad Max, an itinerant “Turn or Burn!” preacher who loved to make a spectacle of himself on college campuses by fulminating over Led Zeppelin T-shirts (“Satanists!”), women in shorts (“Whores!”) and men with their . . . . Continue Reading »
The Life and Works of Huldrych Zwingli
by Mark BauerleinF. Bruce Gordon joins the podcast to discuss his book, Zwingli: God's Armed Prophet. 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 »
Briefly Noted
by VariousIn The River of the Immaculate Conception, James Matthew Wilson confirms his vocation as a public poet. Commissioned by the Benedict XVI Institute, this poem sequence of seven parts leads us through the lives of St. Juan Diego, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, and Père Marquette, with interludes on . . . . Continue Reading »
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