Entries Categorized as 'Church Fathers'

Getting to Know the Church Fathers: An Evangelical Introduction

Date December 5, 2007

I have read several books on the ‘Church Fathers’ but they have been published from a Catholic perspective. Yet, more and more, we hear reference being made to the ‘Church Fathers’ in evangelical circles.
I have not read Getting to Know the Church Fathers yet but I plan to. It is my hope that this book [...]

The Evangelicals & the Fathers

Date October 28, 2007

From Touchstone Magazine, here are some Mere Comments:
“To me, tradition is very important, and it’s something we should use,” says Prof. Bryan Litfin of Moody Bible Institute, interviewed by Christianity Today in A higher ecclesiology for Evangelicals. But
It’s not something to be equated with Scripture as a second source . . . . [T]radition is [...]

A Closer Look at Transubstantiation, by David E Lister

Date August 23, 2007

From Symphony of Scripture:
Transubstantiation is derived from the Latin term tansubsubstaniato, meaning ”change of substance”. This term was incorporated into the creed of the Forth Latern Council in A.D. 1215
Transubstantiation is defined by the Roman Catholic Church’s Council of Trent as follows: “By the consecration of the bread and wine, a conversion (or change) is [...]