The Typographical Reformation
by Timothy GeorgeProtestantism was the first religious movement to take full advantage of the new powers of the press. Continue Reading »
Dear Johannes Cochlaeus: Enough Already
by Christopher JacksonLutherans should not fall for depictions of Luther as one whose self-conflict gives rise to blasphemy. Continue Reading »
Taking Responsibility for the Reformation
by Peter J. LeithartThis year marks the five hundredth anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. It is a year of celebration, because the Reformers accomplished what they claimed: They stripped away idolatries that had encrusted and obscured the gospel of grace, and they reformed the Church’s worship and ministry to . . . . Continue Reading »
Luther's Continuing Relevance
by Mark MovsesianIn the secular world, Luther has come to stand for the overthrow of traditional authority in favor of individual subjectivity. Continue Reading »
Reformational Preaching
by Timothy GeorgeThe 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 »
Death and the Reformation
by Mathew BlockFour hundred ninety-nine years have passed since the Reformation began, and Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon lie dead and buried in Wittenberg. So why do we still commemorate the Reformation? Continue Reading »
The Priesthood of all Believers
by Timothy GeorgeThe priesthood of all believers is a call to ministry and service; it is a barometer of the quality of the life of God’s people in the body of Christ and of the coherence of our witness in the world, the world for which Christ died. Continue Reading »
Lund and the Quest for Christian Unity
by Timothy GeorgeIn going to Lund to participate with Lutherans in a joint commemoration of the Reformation, Pope Francis is following in the footsteps of his two papal predecessors, both of whom were deeply committed to the ecumenical pathway set forth in the documents of Vatican II. Continue Reading »
Catholics are Adopting a Lutheran Perspective on Martin Luther. They Shouldn't.
by Christopher JacksonCatholics should resist importing from today's Lutherans a view of Luther that Luther himself would not have recognized. Continue Reading »
The Reformation, a Tragic Necessity
by Timothy GeorgeThe tragic side of the Reformation is obvious to those who care deeply about the unity of the church and who feel keenly the dys-evangelical impact of a fractured Christian community and its muted witness in our world today. Continue Reading »
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