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Calvin at 500: Does He Still Matter?
Vol. 18, No. 7 • Jun/Jul 2009
When I was preparing for ministry as a Catholic priest in the late 1970s, one of the professors in our theology program announced that he would be teaching a course in “Calvin’s Sacramental Theology.” At the time I remember thinking, “What could Calvin possibly have to say to Catholics about the Sacraments?” Needless to say, […]
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Christ at the Center
When I was preparing for ministry as a Catholic priest in the late 1970s, one of the professors in our theology program announced that he would be teaching a course in “Calvin’s Sacramental Theology.” At the time I remember thinking, “What could Calvin possibly have to say to Catholics about the Sacraments?” Needless to say, […]
How the Rumors Started
Myths about Calvin survive in high school history textbooks, collegiate lectures on “Intro to Western Civilization,” and, even worse, untold areas of divinity school curricula. Even with careful, reproving scholarship rolling off the presses, Marilynne Robinson has sarcastically written, Many of us know that Calvinism was a very important tradition among us. Yet all we […]
Is Calvin Still Relevant After 500 Years? It all Depends
According to many Protestants-including some evangelical leaders-the Reformation may be over. In an age of rampant secularism, the threat of militant Islam, and moral relativism, surely the issues that unite us are greater than our differences. It seems that a lot of today’s heirs of the Reformation are weary of fighting age-old battles and most […]
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I grew up in a church culture in which when the central charismatic figure spoke everyone dutifully nodded their heads, scribbled his wisdom in their Bible’s margins, and then proceeded to begin all subsequent conversations with, “Well, Pastor C- says….” Of course, that culture isn’t unique to that particular fellowship of churches. It’s part and […]
The Many Faces of Calvin
In recognition of the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth, Modern Reformation editors have solicited essays from a number of authorities on Calvin’s life and work. Not all of our writers are “Calvinists” (that is, they would not all necessarily agree with him or follow in his theological footsteps), but each has identified a particular […]
The Many Faces of Calvin
In recognition of the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth, Modern Reformation editors have solicited essays from a number of authorities on Calvin’s life and work. Not all of our writers are “Calvinists” (that is, they would not all necessarily agree with him or follow in his theological footsteps), but each has identified a particular […]
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Aimee Semple McPherson: Celebrity, Mystery, and the Rise of Pentecostalism
Dr. Robert Godfrey joins Michael Horton and Bob Hiller to discuss the strange disappearance and mystery around Sister Aimee Semple McPherson, and what the fame of this pentecostal preacher tells us about the history of American evangelicalism.
10 Overlooked Bible Characters Who Shaped Redemptive History
“Faith is an unclean hand that lays hold of the righteous robes of Jesus.” Adriel Sanchez and Producers Aaron Simon and Arianna Quiroz explore the stories of the characters you may not have heard of in Sunday school and explain how these overlooked figures’ stories can encourage the church today.
Did Constantine Change the Day of Worship?
Did Constantine change the church’s day of worship from Saturday to Sunday? Pastor Adriel Sanchez addresses this theory that has long been stated online, demonstrating that the Christian practice has been to gather for worship on Sunday, the Lord’s Day, since the first century.
