In 2007 a prominent evangelical (Bible church) pastor suggested that were Calvin alive today he would be premillennial and that true Calvinists should be (pre-trib, Dispensational) premillennialists. Some of us were a little surprised about this breakthrough in Calvin studies coming from . . . Continue reading →
Reformation History
Whence the Reformation Solas?
I get this question with some frequency, usually around Reformation Day. Here is a preliminary answer: The ideas were present from the earliest stage of the Reformation, but the actual phrases developed over time. The earliest phrases were sola gratia (by grace . . . Continue reading →
Regensburg and Regensburg II: Trying to Reconcile Irreconcilable Differences on Justification
Originally published in Modern Reformation magazine (Sept/Oct, 1998) Introduction When in 1618 the Reformed theologian J. H. Alsted (1588-1638) declared that the Protestant doctrine of justification is that “article of faith by which the church stands or falls” (articulus stantis et candentis . . . Continue reading →
Ridley, Latimer, and Cranmer: The Oxford Martyrs
(This article was originally published in Reformation and Revival: A Quarterly Journal for Church Leadership 7 (1998): 167-79. It is republished here with only minor corrections. One of the most interesting bits of Oxford history is the story of the Oxford Martyrs . . . Continue reading →