One of the distinctive Protestant principles is expressed in the slogan sola scriptura, which is Latin for “by Scripture only.” The idea is that every teaching on faith or morals must be directly or ...

My conversion to Catholicism was marked by many small, imperceptible movements of the Holy Spirit, as is the case for all conversions, but there are some big moments and realizations that help me ...

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenburg Church, igniting the Protestant Reformation. Luther was not trying to start a political or a spiritual revolution ...

Historian Mark Noll helps unravel the uses and misuses of ‘the Bible alone.’ It’s been a hallmark of Protestantism for 500 years, but what do we mean when we base our faith on “the Bible alone”? Is it ...

The basic argument of what Joseph Borg Xuereb and other correspondents (The Sunday Times, July 1) argue about the Bible is the advanced principle of Sola Scriptura (Latin for Scripture alone).

Editor’s note: 2017 is the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Once a month, I'll look at different aspects of the movement. If there is a single phrase to sum up the Protestant ...

Introduction: From Inclusiveness to Exclusiveness. How Luther Transformed Medieval Ideas and Shaped Reformation Introduction: From Inclusiveness to Exclusiveness. How ...

Orthodox Christians do not hold to the Reformation principle of Sola scriptura. Instead, we view the scriptures as the pinnacle or “summit” 1 of holy tradition, neither separating the two as wholly ...

Progressive rock artist Neal Morse stirs some controversy between his unorthodox view of the Trinity and a Reformation themed concept album that swipes at Catholic Church history. Morse I really ...