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Protestant Letters

A publication of the Davenant Institute. Quarterly print editions, daily online content.

Review: Mere Christian Hermeneutics by Vanhoozer

Samuel G. Parkison

Vanhoozer, Kevin J. Mere Christian Hermeneutics: Transfiguring What It Means to Read the Bible Theologically. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2024. If the beatitudes of our Lord have general...

Web Exclusives, Wyatt Graham

What Does Jesus Mean by “Not my will, but yours be done”?

When Jesus prayed, "not my will, but yours be done" (Matt 26:39), he declared himself to be united in willing redemption with the Father. He did so because he always did his Father's will (e.g.,...

Steven Wedgeworth

The Book that Started It All

Steven Wedgeworth

Well, sort of. The name John Davenant was not exactly unheard of twenty years ago. Banner of Truth had reprinted his commentary on Colossians. But even still, his name was not a household name...

Commonwealth, Web Exclusives

The Church Against the State: A Review

James Wood reviews Andrew Willard Jones’ latest.

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Cosmas Indicopleustes: a Sixth-Century Merchant with a Lutheran View of Scripture?

Cosmas Indicopleustes: a Sixth-Century Merchant with a Lutheran View of Scripture?

by Andrew Koperski | Dec 19, 2025 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

And they say that Lutheranism doesn’t travel as well as Calvinism.

Melanchthon on Romans 13 (4)

Melanchthon on Romans 13 (4)

by E.J. Hutchinson | Dec 19, 2025 | Upbuilding Discourses

On respect for magistrates.

Thoughts on a KJV Christmas

Thoughts on a KJV Christmas

by Steven Wedgeworth | Dec 18, 2025 | Steven Wedgeworth

My World Opinions piece on using the King James Version of the Bible for Christmas has gotten some...

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Sacred Prayers Drawn from the Psalms of David

Five prayers from our forthcoming volume Sacred Prayers Drawn from the Psalms of David, The Peter Martyr Library Volume 3

Michael Riggins Nov 2, 2025

Geriatric Pregnancy

An original poem by Betsy Howard

Betsy Howard Nov 2, 2025

Exposure

An original poem by Ben Egerton

Ben Egerton Nov 2, 2025

The Market as God: A Review

Harvey Cox explores the spiritual implications of an old theme from Adam Smith

M. W. Sinnett Nov 2, 2025

A Hermeneutic of Imagination: Unlocking Scripture’s Full Potential: A Review

Louis Markos reviews a new book that encourages readers to attend to the literary qualities of Scripture

Louis Markos Nov 2, 2025

Weep, Shudder, Die: On Opera and Poetry: A Review

Dana Gioia's new book on opera restores the libretto to its central place.

Zsanna Mária Bodor Nov 2, 2025

THE ARCHIVES

Besom

An original poem by Dan Rattelle.

Dan Rattelle Feb 23, 2023

A Man Near Magnificence

An original poem by Colin Chan Redemer.

Colin Redemer Feb 23, 2023

Votaries: The Blue Flower in Novalis, MacDonald, Lewis, and Robinson

Discover a forgotten influence on George Macdonald, C.S. Lewis, and Marilynne Robinson.

Hannah Hubin Nov 10, 2022

“And pain will be the thing that saves us”

An original poem by Tom C. Hunley

Tom C. Hunley Nov 10, 2022