A Luther for Millennials

by Philip Jeffery

The Luther of Eric Metaxas's biography closely resembles the struggling young evangelicals Metaxas aims to inspire. Continue Reading »

25 Oct 2017 0

The Evangelical Future Is Mestizo

by Dale M. Coulter

Evangelical Protestantism will continue to grow at a slow pace, primarily through an increase in ethnic minorities.  Continue Reading »

10 Oct 2017 0

On Mere Protestantism

by Dale M. Coulter

The Reforming Catholic Confession acknowledges the many divisions within Protestantism and calls for a return to its catholic roots.  Continue Reading »

12 Sep 2017 0

Fosdick’s Reformation

by Timothy George

Legendary liberal Protestant Harry Emerson Fosdick construes the Reformation in a way that resonates with those who think that individualism is at the heart of the Protestant faith. Continue Reading »

1 May 2017 0

Reformational Preaching

by Timothy George

The preaching of the Gospel as a sacramental event is at the heart of Reformation theology. Preaching is also at the heart of Reformation faith—preaching as an indispensable means of grace and a sure sign of the true church. Continue Reading »

9 Jan 2017 0

The Ecumenical Gospel

by Peter J. Leithart

Is the gospel identical with the Protestant doctrine of salvation? Or is the gospel a message about God's Son that Protestants and Catholics affirm together? Continue Reading »

18 Nov 2016 0

Sex and Sin in Protestant America

by Joshua Mitchell

The now infamous second presidential debate was a spectacle that few decent Americans want to witness again. It was also a spectacular one-act recapitulation of the four-hundred-year-long drama of sex and sin in Protestant America. Continue Reading »

25 Oct 2016 0

Reading the Psalms with the Reformers

by Timothy George

In the fourth century, St. Athanasius wrote a letter to a certain Marcellinus, who was likely a deacon in the church in Alexandria. During a long illness, Marcellinus had turned to the study of the Bible and was especially drawn to the Book of Psalms, striving “to comprehend the meaning contained . . . . Continue Reading »

19 Apr 2016 0

Diversity as Slogan and Reality

by Mark Regnerus

There’s a mainline congregation I walk past on my way to the local Starbucks. The church’s advertising signals a key priority: “We value our inclusivity—whether you are young, old, gay, straight, single, married, partnered, all walks of life and all backgrounds and cultures—we welcome you!”There’s a mainline congregation I walk past on my way to the local Starbucks. The church’s advertising signals a key priority: “We value our inclusivity—whether you are young, old, gay, straight, single, married, partnered, all walks of life and all backgrounds and cultures—we welcome you!” Continue Reading »

9 Oct 2014 0

Protestantism in the Desert

by Matthew Milliner

I admit to having experienced perverse enjoyment when first hearing the story Episcopal Bishop James Pike. The cautionary tale is featured in Joan Didion’s The White Album, and more recently, in two sobering chronicles of Protestant decline, Ross Douthat’s Bad Religion and Joseph Bottum’s AnAnxious Age. Following an impressive revisionist binge, Pike finally cast off Christianity completely. In pursuit of some kind of Gnosis, he drove into the Jordanian desert in a Ford Cortina with two Cokes and his third wife, where he lost his way and died. Such a fitting illustration of the Protestant condition, I once thought: an ill-equipped Ford Cortina hurtling to desert doom. Continue Reading »

2 Oct 2014 0