Catholic Books >  History Books >  Heresy and Schism >  Spirit and Forms of Protestantism





The Spirit And Forms Of Protestantism

Item Number: 807
This item carries the Aquinas and More Good Faith Guarantee. This item has an imprimatur. As a Tiber River blogger you could get this gift for free.

Spirit and Forms of Protestantism

Gift Image | XL Image Discuss Catholic books.
Purchase Information


Your Price:  $12.95

Format:      Paperback

Select Qty:

Usually leaves our store within 10-15 Business Days
More Options

 

Review Provided By TiberRiver.com - THE Catholic Book Review Site
Average Rating: This item received 4 stars overall.

Add To My:







Bookmark and Share

 Our Description

Rev. Louis Bouyer shows Catholics the value of many principles that inspired the 16th century Protestant reformers such as free and unmerited salvation, the sovereignty of God, justification by faith, the believer's personal responsibility toward action, and the sovereignty of Holy Scripture.

But he also discusses the weakening elements such as denial of objective value of the sacraments, as well as opposition between scripture and apostolic tradition, between scripture and Church authority. These outgrowths of nominalist philosophy undermined Protestantism from within, while serving as departure points for attempts at renewal and reform within Protestantism from time to time.

After almost half a century, Bouyer still challenges both Catholics and Protestants to understand the essentials which both divide and unite them.

Table of Contents:

Preface by G. de Broglie, S.J.
Introduction
The Positive Principles of Reformation
The Free Gift of Salvation
The Sovereignty of God
Soli Deo Gloria - A Unifying or Separating Principle?
Justification by Faith and Personal Religion
The Sovereign Authority of Scripture
The Negative Elements of the Reformation
The Decay of the Positive Principles of the Reformation
Protestant "Revivals"
The Catholic Church Necessary for the Full Flowering of the Principles of the Reformation
Conclusion
Appendix: On the Primacy of the Argument from Scripturein Theology by G. de Bloglie, S.J.
Index

 


Product Details
Author: 
ISBN: 
ISBN-13: 
Pages: 
H x W x D: 
Manufacturer: 
Date: 
1-889334-31-6
9781889334318
304
 8 1/2"  (21.5 cm) x 5 1/2"  (13.9 cm) x 0 25/37"  (1.71 cm)
More Scepter Publishers Gifts
1956

Review Provided By TiberRiver.com - THE Catholic Book Review Site

This item received 4 stars overall. An eye-opening glimpse into Protestant theology

Protestants often get a bad rap by Catholics.  We frequently talk about the once-saved-always-saved Protestant dogma and assume they believe that gives them license to sin.  But we don't try to reconcile that doctrine with the fact that Protestants live moral lives and often adhere to a stricter code than Catholics. Louis Bouyer begins his book by trying to explain this anomaly.  He says:

    "No religion, or religious movement, is to be judged on the basis of its theoretical expositions.  It is  
     something living and has to be looked for in the communities where it has life.  Any discussion of 
     Protestantism that does not start from this point risks ending up in spinning logical webs that bear no 
     relation to reality." 

Starting with this basis he shows how similar the chief tenets&n Full Review...
 
Information
Nextag Seller

Aquinas and More Catholic Goods is upfront
By using our site you agree to our terms of use.
All content copyright 2012.
Special Features