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).

Holiness Is the Work of God

Covenant Calvin Lane - October 30, 2025

Both justification and sanctification are the work of a gracious and intervening God, the one who raises us from the grave and makes us new.

St. Mary, the Incarnation, and the Reformation

Covenant Calvin Lane - August 15, 2025

The Christo-centrism (and consequential cruci-centrism) of the magisterial reformers necessitated an appreciation for Mary.

Remaking the English Church

Book Reviews Calvin Lane - August 14, 2025

The presiding light in the 1630s was Archbishop William Laud. Thus a movement favoring railed altars and a polemical shift from anti-Puritanism to anti-Calvinism, is often called Laudianism.

Seven Voices on the Transfiguration

Covenant Calvin Lane - August 6, 2025

The Transfiguration may be appreciated for the prayer, the vision, the revelation, and the testament. Here are seven classic sources.

Nicaea at 1,700: A Series Roundup

Covenant Calvin Lane - July 28, 2025

Covenant offers a dozen essays to celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea. Here's a round up of those essays with links.

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...