In some ways, this question seems odd. Of course the Reformation still matters! After all, in 2017, Christians around the world will mark the Reformation’s 500th anniversary. There will be exhibits, ...

What was the matter with the Protestant Reformation? It might seem like a strange question. Some might say that there was nothing the matter with the Reformation, that it was the acme of spiritual ...

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenburg Church, igniting the Protestant Reformation. Luther was not trying to start a political or a spiritual revolution ...

Almost without exception, Catholics view the Protestant Reformation as a catastrophe or even as an act of evil. This conclusion is well-founded. However, is it possible for Catholics to find some good ...

Happy Reformation Day, commemorating Luther’s posting of the 95 theses against the sale of indulgences on the door of Wittenberg’s Castle Church on October 31, 1517. In honor of that occasion, I am ...

This year marks the five hundredth anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. It is a year of celebration, because the Reformers accomplished what they claimed: They stripped away idolatries that had ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. On the Thursday night after Donald Trump won the presidential election, an obscure but telling celebration ...