Remembering J.I. Packer
Michael Horton Remembers J.I. Packer: Having just heard about the home going of J. I. Packer, I am filled with mixed emotions: joy for him, […]
Resources on Church History
Sort By:
Filter by topic:
Filter by author:
-
-
R. C. Sproul: In Memoriam
The death of a saint always fills fellow pilgrims with inner conflict: joy in their being in the presence of the Lord, without the pains […]
-
The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
This week marks the 500th anniversary of Luther’s nailing of the Ninety-Five Theses. But who was Luther and what were the problems in the church […]
-
Did Martin Luther Invent “Justification” 500 Years Ago?
In recent years, some evangelical scholars have been drawn to the traditional Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox charge that the doctrine of justification taught by […]
-
The Radical Reformation
According to a recent Pew study, 53% of American Protestants couldn’t identify Martin Luther as the one who started the Reformation, and fewer than 30% […]
-
Scripture Alone
As we approach the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, today’s Protestants actually have little to be proud of as we survey the movement as […]
-
What is the Essence of Christianity?
In the Lutheran tradition, three names stand out above all others: Martin Luther (1483-1546), Martin Chemnitz (1522-1586), and Johann Gerhard (1582-1637). As the father of […]
-
Responding to Objections to Sola Scriptura
The authority of Scripture holds supreme importance in a Christian worldview, especially for Protestant evangelicals who believe that their faith and the way they live […]
-
Getting Past the TULIP
Just as Luther’s followers preferred to be called “evangelicals” but were labeled “Lutherans” by Rome, around 1558 Lutherans coined the term “Calvinist” for those who […]
-
The Shape of the Reformation
What does it mean that the church is always being reformed? This question is integrally related to other questions about sin and grace, and authority […]
-
Creeds & Confessions
For the last two thousand years the church has crystalized various summary statements about the Bible’s most important teachings into clear, short, and easy-to-memorize statements […]
-
Who’s In Charge Here? The Illusions of Church Infallibility
In my experience with those who wrestle with conversion to Roman Catholicism—at least those who have professed faith in the gospel—the driving theological issue is […]