Reformation Sunday resources for Oct. 27
Presbyterian Historical Society highlights the remarkable contributions of a Protestant reformer, Argula von Grumbach.
The Reformation’s African roots
Martin Luther's encounter with Abba Mika’el greatly influenced how he expressed his ideas, writes Elana Keppel Levy.
Is celebrating and studying the Reformation still valuable?
Dawn DeVries writes that the lives of Martin Luther, John Calvin and John Knox remain relevant.
A prayer for Reformation Sunday
Chris Currie offers a prayer that names the complex legacy of our church.
Grace, mystery, beauty and freedom: Four takeaways of Reformed theology
The thing about Reformed theology is that it is not really aiming to be “Reformed.” It is aiming to be Christian...
Pray like a Reformer
The anniversary is over – now down to business. Welcome to 2018 – the year after the 500th anniversary of the Reformation...
A Catholic among Presbyterians: Timothy Cardinal Dolan preaches on Reformation Sunday
Guest commentary by Timothy Palmer Curl It was a surprising choice — a Roman Catholic cardinal preaching to one of the nation’s..
Practicing reformation
It’s almost October 31. And this year, Reformation Day is taking the spotlight from Halloween as it is the 500th anniversary of..
The (minimum) wages of (capitalist) sin is death
If you spend any time in online forums like Reddit or enjoy reading The Atlantic articles, you’ve likely come across the phrase..
Open the aperture and read backwards: Primary (but often overlooked) sources of theology from the Reformations
Guest commentary by Timothy Slemmons Judging by so many observations of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, one must exercise some determination..
The Reformation @ 500: Crossing Jordan
Directly across Jordan Street (the address for the church I serve) sits the Roman Catholic Cathedral. In the Presbyterian churches I have..
A litany for Reformation Sunday
Composed of excerpts from the creeds, catechisms and confessions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), this litany has been compiled by Susan Carter Wiggins.
Prayers of the Reformers
Thomas McPherson Paraclete Press, Brewster, Mass. 128 pages Prayer is an act of theology, however conscious or not. In this collection of..
The “freely flowing river” — A 21st century Reformed confession
by Brandon Frick A while back, I was teaching a course on the Theological Declaration of Barmen. What began as an initially..
The joys (and anxieties) of an unrealized ecclesiology
Several years ago, half quixotically and half courageously, I temporarily left full-time ministry to pursue a Ph.D. in systematic theology. Like many..
Why study the Reformation era?
by Bill dePrater One morning my wife and I received a phone call from Katherine, our youngest daughter. “Dad, I am..
Ecclesial humility
Professor Amy Pauw, from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, wrote a piece recently on Ephesians 2:11-22 in which she made this observation: “An..
Theology matters
The only way I ever walked into a hospital room to visit the sick, or a home to meet with a bereaved..
Reading Reformed theology today
Presbyterians, as Reformed Christians, are always on the lookout for resources that enlarge our knowledge of Christianity. Our learnings strengthen our..
God Hovered Over the Waters
by William A. dePrater III Wipf & Stock, Eugene, Ore. 188 pages This book on the emergence of the Protestant Reformation might..
Do something!
by Carlton David Johnson Do something! This was the mandate facing Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary five years ago. JCSTS is one..
Reformed worship is …
by David Gambrell At one end of the pew someone is whispering, “That communion liturgy felt so Catholic.” At the other, someone..
Not the frozen chosen
I have been re-reading a book by Alister McGrath on the history of Protestantism. McGrath’s “Christianity’s Dangerous Idea” has given me some..
A Reformation kind of community
by Gary Neal Hansen Mention the Reformation and what do you think of? Theological opinions? Polemical positions? The phrase that ought..
Ecclesia reformata semper reformanda
by Cláudio Carvalhaes WHEN I TAUGHT AT LOUISVILLE SEMINARY, I had the chance to work with Christopher Elwood, a PC(USA) pastor and,..
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