Jennifer Powell McNuttFrom the window of graduate student housing at Emory University, my mother recalls watching an older man carrying a heavy sack and placing a book at the doorstep of each of the apartments, one after the other. And then this St. Nicholas-like man...
Nick BatzigChristians who adhere to the doctrines of the Reformation commonly belong to congregations and denominations worldwide that are representative of the Reformed tradition. The purpose of this article is to explain the most basic central beliefs of...
Jesse NigroAnglicanism is a religious identity claimed by millions of faithful Christians across the globe. In fact, the Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion of churches after Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. It is a tradition...
Bible Study MagazineReformation Day is October 31. In remembrance, keep reading to explore with David P. Barshinger how the Reformers offer us a model for Bible study. (Or dig deeper into Reformation exegesis with Reading Scripture with the Reformers or The Martin...
Tavis BohlingerThe Reformers are for most people either the best thing to ever happen to Christianity or the worst. Vain is the attempt to find middle ground perspectives, where the men who died 500 years ago are considered with a mere shrug of the shoulders...
One cannot explore the emergence of the Protestant Reformation without talking about the contribution of Renaissance humanism—what I like to call “the tie that binds.” As one scholar declared famously, “No humanism, no Reformation.” ...
The fourth interview in our series on the OUP Handbooks is with Robert Kolb, Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, editor of The Oxford Handbook of Martin Luther’s Theology. The LAB sat down (virtually) with...
Logos StaffIn almost any discussion of the Reformation, Luther’s name comes up first—as it should. Or should it? Meet Ulrich (sometimes spelled Huldrych) Zwingli, one of the three most well-known Reformers. Zwingli helped the Reformation take root in...
An obscure monk hammers a list of grievances onto the doors of a church: what could be more revolutionary—or more symbolic of the Protestant Reformation—than that? But when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Wittenburg Church door on October...
Matthew BoffeyThe Reformation Commentary on Scripture is an important and growing collection of biblical commentary. Esteemed Christian historian Mark Knoll says of it, “The Reformation Commentary on Scripture is a major publishing event—for those with historical...
Mark WardThis week we are celebrating the 501-year anniversary of the Reformation and featuring Reformation excerpts and reflections on the blog. In this post, Dr. Mark Ward explains why publishing God’s Word was such a source of controversy in the...
This week we are celebrating the 501-year anniversary of the Reformation and featuring Reformation excerpts and reflections on the blog. Enjoy this excerpt from Luther’s Bondage of the Will, part of the Martin Luther collection. Luther argues from...
This post is an interview with Dr. Matthew Barrett, lecturer of systematic theology and church history at Oak Hill Theological College in London and general editor of Reformation Theology: A Systematic Summary. This month is the 501st anniversary of...
Daniel MotleyThis post is an interview with Dr. Matthew Barrett, lecturer of systematic theology and church history at Oak Hill Theological College in London and general editor of Reformation Theology: A Systematic Summary. This month is the 501st anniversary of...
“There was something to that singular moment of the posting of the 95 Theses that not only changed Church history, [it] changed world history for centuries to come.” — Stephen Nichols, President of Reformation Bible College *** On...
Derek BrownWith and Through the Word: Rethinking Regeneration and Effectual Calling in the Reformed Ordo Salutis, Part 1 In the introduction of his volume on the Puritans, The Quest for Godliness, J. I. Packer observes the natural connection that exists...
The Christian story is full of dramatic conversions and calls to ministry. When a young, philosophical rabble-rouser heard the voice of a child singing “Pick it up and read it,” he felt compelled to reach for a Bible. When he randomly opened it to...
Jesse MyersEdited by Richard Muller, author of the magisterial Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics, the Texts and Studies in Reformation and Post-Reformation Thought series engages original texts in Reformed history with care and precision, bringing to light...
It was on this day—494 years ago—a 34-year-old respected professor and Doctor of Theology nailed ninety-five revolutionary opinions to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. The Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and...
Andrew JonesI’m a historian and a Christian. In fact, it was my study of history that led to my conversion. I realize this is an unusual progression, and perhaps it is a bias that leads me to believe that the common neglect of history among Christians is...