Theology

The scholastic theology of St. Thomas Aquinas was masterful in its systematic rigor. There was...

"Post-Protestant" refers to the Protestant mindset that continues, even though the Protestant religious beliefs that...

Christianity--especially Lutheranism--is sometimes blamed for Nazism. It is true that the German state churches were...

The epidemic has forced churches to resort to online services.  But now some church growth...

The Ghent Altarpiece by Jan van Eyck, featuring the adoration of the Lamb of God,...

The two Minnesota districts of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, along with the Catholic Archdiocese,...

The COVID-19 epidemic has forced churches to worship online. It's possible to hear a sermon...

Will there be animals--particularly, our pets--in Heaven, or, to be more exact, in the Resurrection...

Some Christians, particularly younger adults, are reacting against secularism and contemporary Christianity by embracing "anti-modern"...

Should we be most concerned with preserving individual rights and liberties or with promoting the...

A convert to Lutheranism describes her appreciation for the "theological craftsmanship" of Lutheran liturgical worship.

The coronavirus restrictions on corporate worship may be necessary to fight the coronavirus epidemic, but...

Here is an intense prayer "In Times of Pestilence" from the Lutheran Prayer Book of...

In Edward Young's "Night Thoughts," an unusual poetic meditation on death, the poet turns around...

"So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three" (1 Cor 13:13).  We hear a...

In the course of his "Confession," in which St. Patrick recounts his life as a...

An account of a young man who found his childhood evangelicalism too shallow. He moved...

Those who criticize us Lutherans for being "too Catholic" often hold "Catholic" beliefs themselves. Contemporary...

In his "Table Talk," Luther reflects on the spiritual and existential significance of plagues. He...

A millennial responds to a church growth consultant who is urging churches to become even...

This is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, a day and a season to reflect...

We often note how human beings "play God" and, following the Serpent's temptation (Gen. 3:5),...

If power and privilege are always oppressive, as postmodern critical theorists maintain, then God, whose...

Pope Francis has said that Christians should not try to "convince" non-Christians to change their...

Faith and reason need each other.  Faith without reason can degenerate into superstition and fanaticism. ...

Matt Whitman, who earlier made a video about visiting a Lutheran church, has a sequel...

Once again, Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari is quoting Pope Francis as rejecting a key tenet...

The word about Lutheranism is getting around.

All Saints' Day celebrates everlasting life. It is bracketed by other holidays, the day before...

Reforming means fixing what is broken, returning something to its essence. The contemporary church today,...