Is it the End of Protestantism | Kevin Vanhoozer & Peter Leithart

Lecture Title - The End of Protestantism: Telos or Terminus?
Anniversaries are as much about taking stock in the present and anticipating the future as they are about remembering the past. Accordingly, as reformation celebrations are happening throughout the Western world to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Luther’s 95 theses, the prophetic-like question of rightly seeing the current state of Protestantism and faithfully guiding us into its future is no less urgent. Two of our current theological luminaries, Kevin Vanhoozer and Peter Leithart, have recently published works that engage the present state of Protestantism and propose directions for its future. Join us as these theologians tell us about their recent publications and interact on the question of the end (cessation, limit, or purpose) of Protestantism.
Kevin J. Vanhoozer (PhD University of Cambridge) is Research Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including The Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical-Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology (Westminster John Knox Press, 2005), Remythologizing Theology: Divine Action, Passion, and Authorship (Cambridge University Press, 2010), Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine (Westminster John Knox Press, 2014), and Hearers and Doers: A Pastor’s Guide to Making Disciples Through Scripture and Doctrine (Lexham Press, 2019).
Peter Leithart (PhD University of Cambridge) is President of Theopolis Institute and serves as Teacher at Trinity Presbyterian Church. He is author of many books, including 1&2 Chronicles (Brazos Theological Commentary) (Brazos Press, 2019). He also writes a regular bi-weekly column at First Things.
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Such a brilliant conversation.

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If Rome had embraced something like the notion of an economy of interpretive authority, the divisions of the reformation might have been avoided. Without the five Solas, or at least the first three, Rome became irreformable. Without Sola Ecclesia, the Protestants continued to divide.