Exploring Protestant Traditions: An Invitation to Theological HospitalityInterVarsity Press, 20. sept 2009 - 373 pages Protestant is shorthand for a spreading family tree of church and theological traditions. Each tradition embodies a historically shaped perspective on the beliefs, practices and priorities that make up a Christian community. Whether you are an insider to one tradition, a hybrid of two or three, or--as many Christians today--an outsider to all, Exploring Protestant Traditions is a richly informative field guide to eight prominent Protestant theological traditions: Lutheran, Anabaptist, Reformed, Anglican, Baptist, Wesleyan, Dispensational and Pentecostal. Clearly and evenhandedly, W. David Buschart traces the histories of each tradition, explains their interpretive approaches to Scripture and identifies their salient beliefs. As a result, you will gain a sense of what it is to believe and worship as a Reformed or Pentecostal Christian, who the traditions' heroes are and where the "theological accents" are placed. Charts displaying the denominational representatives of each tradition and bibliographies mapping the path for further explorations add to the value of this guide. This is a book that seeks to receive rather than evaluate, to listen and understand rather than judge or correct. His is a model of theological hospitality that encourages you to open your doors to the varied ways in which Protestantism has taken root in history and human society. Some things take time, like coming to know a religious tradition. But Exploring Protestant Traditions is an excellent place to start. |
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... Roman Catholic, Chuck was Methodist, and Larry was Presbyterian. Then I asked, “What are we?” My mother paused, thought a bit, and said, “Well, I guess we're just Christians.” I have recalled this exchange many times over the years, and ...
... Roman Catholic, Chuck was Methodist, and Larry was Presbyterian. Then I asked, “What are we?” My mother paused, thought a bit, and said, “Well, I guess we're just Christians.” I have recalled this exchange many times over the years, and ...
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... Roman Catholicism often is based on second-hand stories or on someone's rather extreme reaction against the experience of having been raised in a Roman Catholic home. Similarly, despite the fact that Eastern Orthodoxy has made ...
... Roman Catholicism often is based on second-hand stories or on someone's rather extreme reaction against the experience of having been raised in a Roman Catholic home. Similarly, despite the fact that Eastern Orthodoxy has made ...
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... Roman Catholic Church in the early-to-middle sixteenth century. There is considerable theological diversity not only among the traditions presented here but also within each of them. In most, if not all, cases, diversity was evident in ...
... Roman Catholic Church in the early-to-middle sixteenth century. There is considerable theological diversity not only among the traditions presented here but also within each of them. In most, if not all, cases, diversity was evident in ...
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... Roman Catholic Church of his day, he did not bring the job to completion; Lutherans, on the other hand, think that fundamentally Luther got it right. The occasion for Luther's initial confrontations with the church was the selling of ...
... Roman Catholic Church of his day, he did not bring the job to completion; Lutherans, on the other hand, think that fundamentally Luther got it right. The occasion for Luther's initial confrontations with the church was the selling of ...
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... Roman Catholic Church, at Leipzig in 1519. By the time these debates were completed, the differences between Luther and Rome clearly were irreconcilable. The pope ordered Luther to recant many of his views. In December of 1520, Luther ...
... Roman Catholic Church, at Leipzig in 1519. By the time these debates were completed, the differences between Luther and Rome clearly were irreconcilable. The pope ordered Luther to recant many of his views. In December of 1520, Luther ...
Contents
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Chapter 4 | 84 |
Chapter 5 | 114 |
Chapter 6 | 145 |
Chapter 7 | 172 |
Chapter 8 | 201 |
Chapter 9 | 228 |
Chapter 10 | 255 |
Epilogue | 276 |
Notes | 281 |
Subject Index | 363 |
Scripture Index | 371 |
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