The Protestant Reformation is without a doubt one of the most significant events in history. Even non-Christian scholars can agree that the Reformation had a profound political and philosophical impact on the Western world. For Christians the import of this event is most squarely set around the theological and ecclesiastical revolutions which took place and … Continue reading Luther’s Other Reformation
In light of the upcoming 500th Anniversary of the Reformation I decided to do some appropriate reading. Apart from listening through the Frank James III's wonderful History of Christianity lectures via RTS, the first book I picked up was William Stevenson's classic work, The Story of the Reformation. Stevenson offers a fairly standard presentation of the … Continue reading Book Review: The Story of the Reformation – By William Stevenson
The Great Heresies is Hilaire Belloc's concise survey of what he deems to be the five chief heresies (and models of heresy) in the history of the [Catholic] Church. 'Heresy' in this sense for Belloc is defined as "the dislocation of some complete and self-supporting scheme by the introduction of a novel denial of some … Continue reading Book Review: The Great Heresies – By Hilaire Belloc
Anybody who's paid attention to the happenings in the Christian church throughout the past few decades cannot help but notice the advent the megachurch, what are often popularly termed "seeker-sensitive" churches. As one might guess by the title, The Saviour Sensitive Church is an attempt at rebuffing what its authors see as a detrimental mindset … Continue reading Book Review: The Saviour Sensitive Church – By Paul Chappell & John Goetsch
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