Calvin Lane

The Rev. Calvin Lane, PhD is the Editor of Covenant: The Online Journal of The Living Church. The author of two books on the Reformation, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2013 . In addition to serving as associate rector of St. George's Episcopal Church, Dayton, Ohio, Dr. Lane has taught for various seminaries and colleges, including as Affiliate Professor at Nashotah House. His service to the church includes a term on the General Board of Examining Chaplains (2018-2024).

Series Roundup: The Nairobi-Cairo Proposals & Canterbury Transition

Covenant Calvin Lane - June 2, 2025

Covenant hosted a series of essays on the Nairobi-Cairo Proposals from the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith, and Order.

Series Roundup: Aquinas at 800

Covenant Calvin Lane - May 21, 2025

In November 2024, Covenant hosted a series marking the 800th Anniversary of the Birth of Thomas Aquinas. Here's a round up of those essays.

Easter Hope and Funerals

Covenant Calvin Lane - April 21, 2025

The Christian hope is resurrection, a hope that should shape our mission and witness. Do our funerals, though, convey this pastorally-rich and biblically-grounded hope?

A Catena on the Cross

Covenant Calvin Lane - September 11, 2024

In her 2017 The Cross: History, Art, and Controversy, Robin Jenson notes that among the memorials of the World Trade Center attacks is a...

On Spiritual Amphibians

Covenant Calvin Lane - August 19, 2024

“You’re making that up,” I said. No, my wife responded, “I do know a family who changed churches primarily because of pew cushions.” When...

Covenant Classics: Ave, Maria

Covenant Calvin Lane | Jonathan Mitchican - August 15, 2024

Today is the feast of Saint Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Whether we celebrate this day her assumption into heaven,...

With the Grain of the Prayer Book

Covenant Calvin Lane - June 13, 2024

In early February 1685, King Charles II fell ill and clergy across the country, perhaps somewhat strangely, began to pray the prayer book service...

Give Us the Data

Covenant Calvin Lane - April 11, 2024

Do you know what percent of parishes in your diocese have, on average, more than 100 people at Sunday worship? Do you know how...

Is the Eucharistic Prayer Theatre?

Covenant Calvin Lane - December 21, 2023

"You don’t look out at the audience much,” a member of my congregation told me once. I was baffled and asked him to repeat...

A Stewardship Lesson from an Unlikely Source

Covenant Calvin Lane - September 29, 2023

As a “geriatric millennial”/last of Gen X, I was unusual in the 1980s and 1990s for never getting into video games. Yes, of course...