The world Erasmus and Luther shared
Each created a new model for church. Each paid a price.
Reformation
Luther's reforms weren't based solely on the early church.
We received many poems we would have been pleased to print. In the end we chose two.
Faith for the earth's survival
Environmental sustainability requires a Reformation-scale paradigm shift.
A counting book that retells Jesus’ parables and a Reformation-themed alphabet book are among my favorite new children’s books.
Calvin argued for the self-evident clarity of the Bible—the same Bible he wrote thousands of pages about.
The next Reformation is about interpretation, but not of a book.
Until Christians can all share the Lord’s Supper, the rift continues. But there is no denying how massively the ground has shifted.
For a long time, Luther's hometown lay forgotten.
Selling the Reformation
Luther understood the “aesthetics of the book” but not the economics of the book. He never made a pfennig from his publications.
Speed Limits, by Mark C. Taylor
Mark Taylor's cultural history of speed starts at the Reformation and examines the interwoven threads of religion, society, politics, art, and economics.
The Many Faces of Christ, by Philip Jenkins
Phil Jenkins's abundant evidence gives lie to the traditional assumption that all but the four canonical Gospels were effectively squelched in the fourth century.
October 31, 2017 draws near. How should we mark it, especially those of us who care about Christian unity?
Perhaps the real lack of faith in modern society comes down to a lack of reverence for the people around us.
As we remember the Reformation over the next couple of years, we should also recall its global context.