Tag: reformation
Protestants and Popes: We Must Do Better
Late on Monday my wife and I were discussing the news that had broken on Monday morning: Pope Francis died. Naturally, you don’t need to search hard for eulogies and...
Stop Blaming Martin Luther and the Reformation for Relativism
I don’t listen to many podcasts. But when a friend told me that Tom Holland had done five episodes on Martin Luther at The Rest is History I immediately added...
Do Miracles Still Happen? What Is Their Purpose?
Following the success of an earlier edition of his Institutes, John Calvin addressed King Francis I in the preface to a 1535 French edition. This preface was mostly an appeal...
Christus Victor in Patristic Theology, Irenaeus and Martin Luther
Much of Aulén’s Christus Victor is devoted to historical theology—or dogmatics. His treatment is delightfully broad. However, many of the criticisms made regarding his use of the New Testament apply...
