The American epistemological crisis was born, one where people were confident that they could determine their own truth and mistrustful of anything they didn’t experience for themselves.
Category Archives: The Reformation
The Reformation: Why was it tragic?
The late church historian Jaroslav Pelikan said that the Reformation is helpfully understood as a “tragic necessity.”
The Reformation: Why was it Necessary?
If the formal cause of the Reformation was the restoration of Scriptural authority in the church (sola Scriptura), then the material cause of the Reformation was the recovery of the doctrine of justification by faith alone in Christ alone (sola fide).
The Reformation: What is it?
If you are Protestant, this is your story.