[A term paper I wrote for my course The Reformation and the Modern World at Davenant Hall. This version does not include citations: for those get the PDF here.] Introduction “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”1 Since Luther emerged onto the medieval scene as a lightning bolt from heaven, the … Read more…

I have long been skeptical of the category of "essential doctrine" used for determining precisely what a person must believe in order to be saved. The sheer variety of possible errors, their many possible degrees, and their countless conceivable motivations and sources make it almost impossible, in my opinion… Read more…