November marks the death of Johannes Kepler, one of the most important figures of the Scientific Revolution and a scientist who was motivated by his...
Johannes Kepler, Thinking God’s Thoughts After Him
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A Visit from St. Nicholas
An update on the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Elizabeth Sunshine Koroma. This is based on...
Part one of our engaging conversation with Dr. Glenn Sunshine takes us into the heart of medieval missions, focusing on influential figures like...
A Thanksgiving Precedent: What Really Happened in Plymouth?
Like everything else it seems, American history is being weaponized in our political and cultural wars, with both sides often playing fast and loose...
Misappropriating the Reformation (3): Sola Scriptura
The Protestant Reformation was triggered by a conflict over the issue of justification, that is, how our sins are forgiven and how we obtain...
Does Christmas Have Pagan Roots?
Every year at Christmas time we hear arguments that our Christmas celebrations are little more than warmed over paganism. We hear that the date was...
Church as Institution
This video discusses the dual nature of the church as both the Body of Christ and an institution and incubator of...
Late Middle Ages & Reformation | The Church Militant – Session 3
Misappropriating the Reformation (2): Sola Gratia
In the first article of this series, I argued that modern American Evangelicalism has misunderstood the teaching of the Reformers that we are saved...
Misappropriating the Reformation (1): Sola Fide
Although there were many streams of Protestant thought during the sixteenth century, nearly all of them agreed on three key ideas summarized by...
Misappropriating the Reformation (3): Sola Scriptura
The Protestant Reformation was triggered by a conflict over the issue of justification, that is, how our sins are forgiven and how we obtain...
A Tale of Two Revolutions, Part 1
“History is a vast early warning system.” —Norman Cousins A Bit of History Europe in the second half of the eighteenth century was a mess. On the...
A Tale of Two Revolutions, Part 2
The Situation in Britain English society may have moved beyond the medievalism of the Ancien Régime in France, but in many ways the situation in...
Does the Bible Contradict Itself Regarding the Day of the Crucifixion?
Dr. Glenn Sunshine addresses the question, Did Jesus die on Passover? If the first three synoptic...
Today, I have the pleasure of welcoming back historian and professor Glenn Sunshine, who specializes in the Reformation era and has authored several...