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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... principles or historical events with which they do not want to be associated. For example, the persecution of early Anabaptists by “Reformed” Christians contributes to many Anabaptists' hesitancy to be associated with “Protestantism ...
... principles or historical events with which they do not want to be associated. For example, the persecution of early Anabaptists by “Reformed” Christians contributes to many Anabaptists' hesitancy to be associated with “Protestantism ...
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... theological reflection, and what role does theology play? What are the sources of authority for theology, and how are these sources viewed and used in relation to one another? What are the principles and practices that Introduction 21.
... theological reflection, and what role does theology play? What are the sources of authority for theology, and how are these sources viewed and used in relation to one another? What are the principles and practices that Introduction 21.
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... principles and practices that are employed in reading and interpreting the Bible? Third, against this historical and methodological backdrop we examine the theological beliefs that flow from the particular history and the particular ...
... principles and practices that are employed in reading and interpreting the Bible? Third, against this historical and methodological backdrop we examine the theological beliefs that flow from the particular history and the particular ...
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... Principles of Lutheran Theology Plainly . . . both the Bible and Confessions wish to stress the triumph of God's love in the Gospel. Horace Hummel, “Are Law and Gospel a Valid Hermeneutical Principle?” Lutheranism has never embraced a ...
... Principles of Lutheran Theology Plainly . . . both the Bible and Confessions wish to stress the triumph of God's love in the Gospel. Horace Hummel, “Are Law and Gospel a Valid Hermeneutical Principle?” Lutheranism has never embraced a ...
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... principle tool by which the hierarchy ruled. . . . Life was based on the “if-then” condition: if I do such and such for God—that is, for the church— then I will endure less punishment, both now and after death, for sins I commit.3 It ...
... principle tool by which the hierarchy ruled. . . . Life was based on the “if-then” condition: if I do such and such for God—that is, for the church— then I will endure less punishment, both now and after death, for sins I commit.3 It ...
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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