Sola Fide in a Church Father

  “But to one who does not work, but who believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness. When an

Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut: Francis Turretin On the Perpetual Virginity of Mary

The perpetual virginity of Mary often comes up in Protestant and Catholic arguments. When I was Reformed, I didn’t think much of it. I didn’t

An Impermissible god

“From other passages, in which God is said to draw or bend Satan himself, and all the reprobate, to his will, a more difficult question

Three Strange Days

For three strange days a few weeks ago (June 1-3) I listened to a Lutheran broadcast on Issues, Etc. about Eastern Orthodoxy. The person chosen

Our Mother Tongue

“The Eastern Church was held by the fathers of the English Reformation in respectful veneration.  The Book of Common Prayer bears traces of the influence

Howler!

In academic philosophy a howler is a technical term denoting some claim that strikes the audience in such a way that they simply balk and