TOPIC INDEXReformation Doctrine (11)

  1. Luther's September Testament

    book
    09/21/22
    15 mins
    By Ken Sundet Jones
    Luther's September Testament not only shaped the reformers’ theology but also was as big an influence on the German language as Shakespeare was for English.

  2. Church Fathers: Cyril of Alexandria, Saint and Sinner

    book
    07/28/22
    10 mins
    By Ken Sundet Jones
    Cyril’s fervor for pure explication of the gospel was present throughout his career.

  3. Not Drunk As You Suppose

    book
    06/03/22
    12 mins
    By Ken Sundet Jones
    That on Pentecost God’s Spirit should function through a dozen seeming inebriates should be no surprise when this same God saves through the ignominy of the cross.

  4. Another 500th Anniversary: Luther at the Diet of Worms

    book
    04/17/21
    16 mins
    By Ken Sundet Jones
    The result of this day’s proceedings, in Luther’s mind, was likely to be a painful death at the stake.

  5. A Q&A with Ken Sundet Jones on "A Lutheran Toolkit"

    book
    02/09/21
    13 mins
    By Ken Sundet Jones
    "A Lutheran Toolkit" is available for purchase today from 1517 Publishing

  6. Conspiracy Theories, Law, and Salvation

    book
    01/12/21
    14 mins
    By Ken Sundet Jones
    Paul knew, and so do we: the law doesn’t change hearts or heal the world. More demands won’t do the trick.

  7. What Makes a Theologian of the Cross?

    book
    06/08/20
    14 mins
    By Ken Sundet Jones
    Christ isn’t preached in his glory but in his ignominy, his utter shame, degradation, and desolation.

  8. Elisabeth Cruciger: Hymn Writer of the Reformation

    book
    04/24/20
    16 mins
    By Ken Sundet Jones
    Elisabeth Cruciger is the first female Lutheran hymn writer. In fact, her hymn was included in the very first evangelical hymnal, published in 1524. With her life and her hymn, she becomes a witness, an example, and a proclaimer of the gospel to us almost 500 years later.

  9. Reformation Day: Hey Beggar, You're Free!

    book
    10/31/19
    23 mins
    By Ken Sundet Jones
    When we hear freedom, we have to ask about its opposite, bondage.

  10. It is Finished

    book
    04/19/19
    13 mins
    By Ken Sundet Jones
    And when He says, “It is finished,” He doesn’t just mean His life and ministry. He means you, your sin, your brokenness, and ultimately your death.

  11. A Look at True Proclamation of the Gospel

    book
    08/15/18
    14 mins
    By Ken Sundet Jones
    The Confessions instead look forward and provide a critique of the world and of all my various religions and idolatries.