Church and State
Baptism in Roman Catholic Teaching
What the Roman Catholic Church teaches about baptism: its necessity, its effects, its indelible mark, and its claim on the baptized; with the origin of infant baptism, the factors that shaped it, its bond with civil allegiance, and a biblical response.
Baptism in Roman Catholic Teaching
What the Roman Catholic Church teaches about baptism: its necessity, its effects, its indelible mark, and its claim on the baptized; with the origin of infant baptism, the factors that shaped it, its bond with civil allegiance, and a biblical response.
Church and State
A history of church and civil power from the martyrs and Constantine through the Reformation, liberty of conscience, and the First Amendment.
Church Polity and Politics
How Protestant forms of church government shaped political habits, representation, councils, local authority, and resistance to hierarchy.
Constantinianism
How Constantine’s alliance of church and empire transformed Christianity and introduced enduring confusion between the authority of church and state.
Contrasting Approaches
A comparison table highlighting major differences between the magisterial and Radical Reformations in theology, church, society, and civil authority.
Friends of the Reformation
Several magistrates and political leaders supported the Reformation and played significant roles in its advancement. Some of the most notable figures are listed below.
Joachim Vadian
A short biography of Joachim Vadian (1484–1551), humanist, physician, and burgomaster who led the Reformation of St. Gall.
Johannes Brenz
A short biography of Johannes Brenz (1499–1570), Luther’s hearer at Heidelberg, reformer of Schwäbisch Hall and Württemberg, author of the Württemberg Confession, and catechist.
The ‘Radical’ Reformation
An introduction to the Radical Reformation, its movements, leaders, events, contrasts with magisterial reform, and long-term descendants.
Zürich Disputations (1523)
Zürich Disputations (1523): Scripture before the city council. A concise account of the debate and its place in the Protestant Reformation.
