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Luther, Faith, and Love
In his contribution to Reformation Readings of Paul, David C. Fink argues that Luther’s doctrine of justification was…
Colonialism
In a 2004 essay on global history, the late C.A. Bayly challenged the “fashionable emphasis on the…
Against the Petrobrussians
One of the lesser-known movements discussed by Louis Newman in his Jewish Influence on Christian Reform Movements is…
To the Editor of the New York Times
To the editor of the New York Times On Sunday, October 18, the Times published Ross Douthat’s…
In Praise of Wakes
Going to a wake is always unpleasant. For one thing the departed, once embalmed, always looks like…
Love Stronger Than Death, 2
“Put me like a seal on your heart, like a seal on your arm,” says the Bride…
Bishops in Battle
Paul Avis wrote Becoming a Bishop as a theological handbook for bishops, but much of the book has…
End of the Age
According to J. Stuart Russell (The Parousia, 503), the Jewish War of the late 60s AD involved…
This is Your Wake-Up Call
On December 13, 2012, the liver of a male infant at 17 weeks gestation was mailed from…
A Cheer for Greer (with a little help from Geoffrey and John)
Germaine Greer has been a long-standing critic of treating as women those men who have undergone transgender…
Love Stronger Than Death, 1
“Love is as strong as death, and jealousy as Sheol.” A fine sentiment, but what does it…
Jesus, Joseph, and Nazirite Vows
In his contribution to Searching the Scriptures, Roger Aus examines Mark 14:25 (Jesus says, “I will never again…
Baptism and the New World
Stephen Turley (The Ritualized Revelation of the Messianic Age) doesn’t think standard treatments of Paul’s baptismal formula…
Historical Is Not Enough
Last week, Rod Dreher published a clarion call for Christians not to forget the past. I have…
First Links — 10.23.15
You’re Not Chesterton, And God’s Cool With That David Mills, Aleteia Feminists should cheer Paul Ryan for…
