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Church Infallibility & Conversions to the Catholic Church
The God Fearin Forum | May 15th 2008
This was my recent post in the combox over at JP Manzi's blog:Pope Benedict said (while he was still Cardinal Ratzinger) on Church infallibility:This doctrine obviously needs to be understood very precisely within its correct limitations, so as not t read more
The Arrogance of the Emergent Church's "Mere Christianity" Fantas…
The God Fearin Forum | May 14th 2008
This is partially in response to Bryan Cross' recent post evaluating the recent "Evangelical Manifesto". He has more nice things to say about it than I would I think. I look at a rotten apple and I don't notice the parts of the apple that are still read more
Autonomous Churches: Why?
EarlBarnett.com | May 12th 2008 by earl gordon barnett
In my first post on this subject, I discussed some of the problems that come along with autonomous Churches. Put into plain terms, Churches that don’t exist in submission to a higher body of authority. I highly suggest that you read my points read more
Pentecost, Reconciliation, Popery & Tertullian
The God Fearin Forum | May 11th 2008
The year is 219 AD, Zephyrinus' right hand, the archdeacon Callistus had just been elected pope which led to the great Roman priest and theologian Hippolytus electing himself as anti-pope. Tertullian had already been a part of the Montanist heresy f read more
Models of the Church
Catholic Faith Education | May 11th 2008
In 1974, Fr Avery Dulles (now Cardinal Dulles) published his book Models of the Church in which he described 5 ways of understanding the Church. Later, after the publication of this book, he added a sixth model to this list: Institution (inclu read more
Traditionalist Order Seeks Reunification With Rome
The God Fearin Forum | May 9th 2008
Real Clear Religion has the story. This is thanks to Pope Benedict XVI's liberalization of the Tridentine mass. Long live the pope! read more
Perspectives on Church Government: Five Views of Church Polity, B…
Says Simpleton | May 9th 2008 by ched
Perspectives on Church Government: Five Views of Church Polity. By Chad Owen Brand and R. Stanton Norman. Nashville: B&H, 2004. 253 pages. Softcover, $19.99.Who cares about ecclesiology? Why should a church member concern himself with who runs t read more
The Distributed Church pt. 7
Interactive Sermon | May 5th 2008 by Darin Shaw
The second tenet of the Distributed Church is that success in ministry is not achieved in terms of either/or but rather, both/and. This is where the rubber meets the road in scripture: If one part suffers, every part suffers with... read more
Ecclesiology in the Earliest Creeds
The God Fearin Forum | May 4th 2008
Various sources confirm that creedal statements were employed by the early Church on the baptism of converts. This practice continues today of course but her creeds took some time to develop. The earliest form of what we now call “The Apostles Cr read more
How to Unchoke a Cherry Tree
Bishop Alan's Blog | May 2nd 2008 by Alan Wilson
Exhibit A is a normal cherry tree in full blossom in May — the sort of thing the young George Washington had it in for. Notice the cherry blossom (as in shoe polish) which will yield cherries in the end for the birds to pinch before we get them (†read more
Women bishops — but how?
Bishop Alan's Blog | May 1st 2008 by Alan Wilson
Big stack of reading over the next fortnight, on women bishops, including the new report about implementation possibilities from the Bishop of Manchester’s group. I’m all ears (eyes?), and look forward to the college of bishops later this month. read more
In Defense of Denominations and Denominational Churches
Christian Theology | April 30th 2008 by Neiswonger
There are many who have trouble with the idea of being part of a local church and do not want anything to do with them, and many people point to denominations as a major culprit, as if they are inherently sinful. The arguments usually start by decryi read more
What’s Wrong with Autonomous Churches?
EarlBarnett.com | April 30th 2008 by earl gordon barnett
Why? After having spent almost 10 years participating in the American movement called conservative evangelicalism I have witnessed many well-intentioned people bring much disgrace to the name of Jesus. These disgraces have come through harmful theol read more
Fire in the Church by Kurt Fredrickson - A Literary Review
Dream Awakener's New Blog | April 30th 2008
sunset church Originally uploaded by Alex ! I am doing a number of literary reviews these days for some research that I am undergoing. While you won't be able to check some of the pages I reference, I think you... read more
Traditionalist Catholicism
the queen's caffeine | April 23rd 2008
Traditionalist Catholicism is the offshoot of the Catholic Church linked, for better or for worse, with Mel Gibson. Many organizations exist within Traditionalist Catholicism. Some continue to be part of the official Roman Catholic Church, and the Va read more
He recovers you
COSMOS~LITURGY~SEX | April 23rd 2008
The website Catholics Come Home launched in March, is credited with bringing 3,000 Catholics in the Diocese of Phoenix back to the Church in less than three weeks. Take a look around the website and while you’re there, watch the television ad read more
The Historic Christian Faith: Introduction to the series
The Kingdom Come | April 22nd 2008
Some of the typical responses from Christians of Protestant/Evangelical background to the phrase, "the historic Christian faith" is a response of ridicule or contempt. Many of us Protestant/Evangelicals view this phrase as too "C read more
Carl Schmitt on politics, capitalism, and the Catholic Church
Faith and Theology | April 20th 2008
“The Catholic Church is a complex of opposites, a complexio oppositorum. There appears to be no antithesis it does not embrace…. Ultimately, most important is that this limitless ambiguity combines with the most precise dogmatism and a will to de read more
Christian Triumphantism
The Kingdom Come | April 19th 2008
Radio talkshow host, Rush Limbaugh often speaks about American Exceptionalism. American Exceptionalism is the idea that American concepts are for the most part of the highest quality & therefore affect the quality of every element of Americ read more
Pagan Christianity: ch 6
EarlBarnett.com | April 9th 2008 by earl gordon barnett
Chapter 6: Sunday Morning Costumes “So what’s the big deal about ‘dressing up’ for church?… First, it reflects the false division between the secular and the sacred…. Second, wearing attractive, flashy clothes on S read more
CARA Reflections on Pew’s survey about Catholic members losses
Cradle Catholic Charterhouse | April 5th 2008 by QuickbeamofFangorn
Much has been written about the Pew Survey and the loss of the number of Catholics in the USA. If they qualified as a separate denomination, the Americans who have deserted the Catholic Church of their childhood would constitute the third-largest r read more
Systematic Theology: What is it and Why is it Important?
Christian Theology | April 2nd 2008 by Neiswonger
 Here is a short video I did on the importance of systematic theology. It starts with an analogy as to why it is important and then briefly covers the eight main categories usually associated with systematic theology. read more
The Church Does What It Is
Missional Church Network | March 27th 2008 by brad brisco
The church is missionary by nature, created by the Spirit to participate fully in the redemptive reign of God. The very existence of the church in the world creates a missionary condition. All that the church does in living its life and in carrying o read more
Salvation Outside the Roman Catholic Church
The God Fearin Forum | March 21st 2008
Andrew's post pondering various aspects of ecumenism inspired me to jot down this concept that I've meant to write for a while. In response to the question (is there salvation outside the Church) Catholics have, in ages past, responded unequivocally read more
The Distributed Church pt. 6
Interactive Sermon | March 12th 2008 by Darin Shaw
The first tenet of the Distributed Church philosophy is that the church, in each of its local expressions, is both singular and plural - in other words, each local congregation is both THE church and A PART OF the church... read more
The Pope can’t lift excommunication on Luther
Cradle Catholic Charterhouse | March 8th 2008 by QuickbeamofFangorn
This is driving me nuts. I have read in several places where Pope Benedict XVI is having discussion on writting a document on Luther and lifting the excommunication edit on Luther. The London Times has a rumor article on the Pope issuing on in the read more
The Distributed Church pt. 5
Interactive Sermon | March 6th 2008 by Darin Shaw
As I ended the last post on the topic I approached the question, 'What is the Distributed Church?' In answer, let me begin, first, with what the Distributed Church is not: It is not a model. Models of doing church... read more
St. Clement of Alexandria on Sola Scriptura, Church Unity & Autho…
The God Fearin Forum | February 26th 2008
From his "Stromata" book 7,First, then, they [Greeks & Jews] make this objection to us, saying, that they ought not to believe on account of the discord of the sects. For the truth is warped when some teach one set of dogmas, others another.I wis read more
Time to doubt your salvation
Faith and Theology | February 25th 2008
Halden has posted this little gem from Stanley Hauerwas – some questions which he asked a group of trainee youth pastors in Princeton: How many of you worship in a church with an American flag? I am sorry to tell you that your salvation is in doubt read more
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