Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Protestant return to the sources

"Taken Up in Glory"
The Ascension has been forgotten in many Protestant churches, jettisoning an essential part of the Christian story by John Wilson

Jonathan Edwards, the first American

Don't Read the Bible 'Alone'
Christopher Hall talks about how evangelicals should approach the church fathers. Interview by David Neff

The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Series

An earlier related post on this topic is "Lutheran Hailed Cardinal Ratzinger as Expert on Luther - Cardinal Invited Protestants to Read Pre-Reformation Writings"

3 comments:

Fred said...

David,

I do not want a quick or simplistic answer to my question (comment to the post below) about Calvinism. Those overabundant truisms have, in fact, provoked my interest in learning something for myself about calvinism and puritanism. So, instead of regurgitating what every pundit know, I will be investigating Jonathan Edwards (and others) a bit more closely.

Fr. D.L. Jones said...

One of Jonathan Edwards' books that I recommend you read is entitled, Charity and Its Fruits: Christian Love as manifested in the heart and life (Banner of Truth Trust, 1969; originally published 1852).

Fred said...

Cool. Thanks!