This question is Hollinger’s starting point in Chris­tianity’s American Fate. His answer is simple: Protestantism. The United States may not have been founded as a Christian nation, but the dominance ...

All the same, some Catholic thinkers regarded Protestantism as “a movement on the way out. Theologically and biblically it had no leg to stand on … Occasionally we made fun of it.” ...

Two new books show the range covered by the best Protestant self-critique. Peter Leithart’s The End of Protestantism: Pursuing Unity in a Fragmented Church (Brazos) and Kevin Vanhoozer’s ...

He then seeks to offer explanations for the decline of mainline liberal Protestantism’s influence on American culture and society. Hollinger argues that as the mainline Protestant establishment ...

Moreover, Ortlund shows “how commonly and easily Protestantism is misrepresented, even by Protestants.” According to Ortlund, a popular writer and theologian, “It is sadly commonplace for ...

Protestantism did not spring fully formed from the minds and mouths of the Reformers. When Martin Luther nailed his famed 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg’s Schlosskirche in 1517, he was ...

Protestantism was a reactionary movement that sought to address the abuses perpetrated by the Roman Catholic Church and to address the problematic teachings it espoused. As the word suggests, it ...

There she first emphasized the complicated leadership role women have played in American Protestantism. By the first half of the 20th century, her research showed, “fundamentalists had adopted the ...

In the annals of Croatian history, the emergence of Protestantism stands as a testament to determination and a bold vision. Originating from Germany, the Protestant movement swiftly extended its ...