What Would Have Stopped Martin Luther
by Michael D. BreidenbachBy convening a council, the Church might have averted the Reformation. Continue Reading »
Bondage and Freedom
by R. R. RenoThe 500th anniversary of the Reformation sent me back to Luther and his debate with Erasmus. The two were among the most widely read authors in sixteenth-century Europe. In the early 1520s, they exchanged dueling treatises on free will. They raised recondite theological questions of biblical . . . . Continue Reading »
Luther’s Purgatory
by Christopher JacksonProtestantism will be purified only insofar as she is willing to contend conservatively for the faith once delivered to the saints. Continue Reading »
Martin Luther: The Wrath of God
by Carlos EireAll Christians can be shocked by the vitriol of sixteenth-century theological disagreements, but no one should be shocked by Luther’s anger over corruption, abuse, and injustice. Continue Reading »
Which Henry Caused the Reformation?
by Carl R. TruemanBoth catastrophist and triumphalist narratives of the Reformation, however sophisticated and nuanced the idiom, always oversimplify. Continue Reading »
Which Reformation? What Reform?
by George WeigelTrue Christian reform always involves bringing into the present something the Church has laid aside or misplaced. Continue Reading »
The End of Christendom
by Eamon DuffyNext year marks the fifth centenary of one of the few precisely datable historical events that can be said to have changed the world forever. In 1517, an unknown German professor from an undistinguished new university protested against the sordid trade in religious benefits known as . . . . Continue Reading »
Remembering the Reformation but Celebrating What?
by Carl R. TruemanAs the 500th anniversary of Luther's protest looms, it is useful to ask whether there is a difference between what Protestants, especially evangelicals, will be remembering and what they will actually be celebrating. Continue Reading »
Reading the Psalms with the Reformers
by Timothy GeorgeIn 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 »
Losing Luther
by Christopher JacksonAs a recent Atlantic essay points out, Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber’s emphasis on sin and grace in Christ sounds downright conservative. Her congregation even utilizes orthodox Lutheran liturgy! In a sense, the claims to Lutheran orthodoxy are correct. Bolz-Weber’s approach is the . . . . Continue Reading »
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