Tyler McQuilkin  Martin Luther was a 16th Century monk living in Germany. He joined the Augustinian monastery in Erfurt when he was just twenty-two years old. During his early years as a monk, Luther constantly lived in fear of death and the possibility of hell.[1] This worry of salvation drove more…

by Sophia Ridgeway The English Reformation had a profound effect on how people engaged in worship, and the influence is still evident today in the Anglican church. Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is to thank for many of the facets of Anglicanism, particularly the Book of Common Prayer. Throughout his more…

by Daniel Roberts For Christians of European and American descent, the history of the conquest of the Americas and further enslavement of Africans is a harsh reminder that Christians can be just as violent and destructive as any tyrant who has ever lived. Much like Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth, Westerners have more…

by Leah Dassler Upon the death of Mary I, Elizabeth Tudor went from illegitimate child to heir of Henry VIII. Hers is a remarkable journey that turned her from a captive in the Tower of London to one of England’s longest-reigning monarchs. Even more remarkable is how she and parliament more…

by Tanner Decker   NOTES [1] P. 11 Selderhuis [2] P. 25, Wendel [3] P. 140 Cottret   BIBLIOGRAPHY Calvin, Jean, McNeill, John T., and Battles, Ford Lewis. Institutes of the Christian Religion. Library of Christian Classics (Louisville, Ky.). Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2006. Coolidge, Calvin, and William more…