Common Places Ep. 1-Brad Littlejohn on the Davenant Trust
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Sep 26, 2016 
Brad Littlejohn, president of the Davenant Trust and scholar of early modern English theology, discusses recovering 16th–17th century Protestant conversation. He explains translating Latin sources for pastors, teaching theological Latin, and modernizing writers like Richard Hooker. He outlines programs: institutes, regional convivia, translations, and media to make historical theology accessible today.
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Recovering Early Modern Protestant Breadth
- The Davenant Trust focuses on recovering 16th–17th century Protestant breadth rather than narrowing Protestant identity.
- Brad Littlejohn argues figures like Hooker, Davenant, Althusius, and Baxter show an ecumenical, wide-ranging Protestant conversation often missed today.
Synod Of Dort As Ecumenical Moment
- Early modern Reformed gatherings mixed contention with real ecumenical effort to find essentials.
- Littlejohn cites the Synod of Dort and John Davenant's push to avoid drawing needless lines on unclear matters.
Train Readers Not Just Sponsor Translations
- Train people to read theological Latin rather than only sponsoring translations.
- The Davenant Latin Institute teaches technical vocabulary and theological Latin because classical Latin alone doesn't prepare readers for the corpus.