Tag: Martin Luther
The Political Captivity of White American Evangelicalism.
Church History is repeating itself, and why Pew’s numbers are concerning Rev. Jonathan David Faulkner In 1520 the monk-turned-reformer Martin Luther wrote a treatise called: “On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church>” In which...
Philip Schaff and John Williamson Nevin on The Church and Opinions.
“Private Judgement, if it remained private, was not sound judgment. In order for it to be rational and accurate in its interpretation of the outside world, it was necessary for such judgement to show...
Why We Do Not Just Fling the Doors Open
Even if the rest of the world wants to throw the doors open and abandon caution, we as Christians have a long history of applying wisdom to situations just like this, one we need...
The Eucharist and the Homily
The Debate over what is central to Christian Worship is an old one, but it may be based on the false dichotomizing of traditions that were meant to be co-equal. Jonathan Faulkner What is...