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Exploring the Twain 6: Tradition revisited

Posted on January 13, 2010 by me

One of the primary differences between Eastern and Western Christianity concerns the nature of authority in the church.  I’ve already explored this issue here, so I won’t repeat myself.  However, I will mention a few points that I may have … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther is still my hero

Posted on November 20, 2009 by me

Therefore a distinction must be made between reason left to itself without restriction, which runs about unbridled and is carried around by its reckonings, which judges and decides on the basis of its own principles, which are common notions, perceptions, … Continue reading →

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Wrapping up Tradition and Sola Scriptura

Posted on November 9, 2009 by me

Well, actually, I’m just wrapping up my short series of posts looking at the issues.  To revisit them, here’s the list: Rethinking Tradition and Sola Scriptura (in which I introduced sola scriptura) Rethinking Tradition and Sola Scriptura 2 (in which … Continue reading →

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Re Considering the issue of Tradition

Posted on November 7, 2009 by me

With regard to my current series on the issue of Tradition, especially the Eastern concept of Tradition, here’s an interesting article with some helpful guidelines in considering something – like historic Christianity – which might be outside of your current … Continue reading →

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