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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... movement active on campus at hundreds of universities, colleges and schools of nursing in the United States of America, and a member movement of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students. For information about local and ...
... movement active on campus at hundreds of universities, colleges and schools of nursing in the United States of America, and a member movement of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students. For information about local and ...
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... movements as distinct traditions.4 This list is not to be regarded as exhaustive. There are Protestant churches and ... movement: the Gnesio-Lutherans, who sought to preserve the integrity of Martin Luther's teachings; the Philippists ...
... movements as distinct traditions.4 This list is not to be regarded as exhaustive. There are Protestant churches and ... movement: the Gnesio-Lutherans, who sought to preserve the integrity of Martin Luther's teachings; the Philippists ...
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... movements and ideas—and these are only the ones that historians have recovered to date. Thus, the development and ... movement can shed light on why and how Mennonite colonies came to be established in Argentina. More comprehensive ...
... movements and ideas—and these are only the ones that historians have recovered to date. Thus, the development and ... movement can shed light on why and how Mennonite colonies came to be established in Argentina. More comprehensive ...
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... movement was troubled by serious and heated intramural controversies over the interpretation and theological implications of the Augsburg Confession, and by the end of the sixteenth century three groups vied to guide the movement: the ...
... movement was troubled by serious and heated intramural controversies over the interpretation and theological implications of the Augsburg Confession, and by the end of the sixteenth century three groups vied to guide the movement: the ...
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... movement and marked the passage toward Lutheran orthodoxy.13 Three years later it was included along with all other foundational Lutheran confessional documents in The Book of Concord. This book, also known as Concordia, contains the ...
... movement and marked the passage toward Lutheran orthodoxy.13 Three years later it was included along with all other foundational Lutheran confessional documents in The Book of Concord. This book, also known as Concordia, contains the ...
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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