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Calvin’s Sacraments

In a letter to Philip Melanchthon from August 1554, Calvin writes in part to show whether and how far he is in agreement with Luther’s sacramentology. Clamavit tota vita Lutherus, non alia de re se contendere, nisi ut suam sacramentis virtutem assereret. Luther cried out with his whole life that he was not contending about anything […]

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Althusius on the role of ruler

In his Politca, Althusius says the following about the ruler: The ruler, prefect, or chief directs and governs the functions of the social life for the utility of the subjects individually and collectively … Petrus Gregorius says that just as the soul presides over the other members in the human body, directs and governs them according […]

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The Irenic Calvin

Mark Jones writes a good post on being, for lack of a better phrase, dispositionally irenic, which does not mean joining The Episcopal Church or becoming a Unitarian Universalist, but rather means pursuing truth in charity and unity in the bond of peace. It also means not seeking opportunities for discord and comporting oneself with godliness […]