What is the causal role of faith in the sacraments as understood by the Protestant Reformers? The... more What is the causal role of faith in the sacraments as understood by the Protestant Reformers? The Catholic might think that this question is simpler than a parallel question addressed to Catholic understandings of sacraments. After all, Protestants generally affirm only two sacraments, baptism and the Eucharist, or even (the Catholic might say) only one-and-a-half, since the sacrificial aspect of the Eucharist is uniformly denied by Protestants (or, on occasion, affirmed in a way that pushes it to the margins). The field to be explored is thus significantly smaller. But the initial glance is deceiving for two reasons. First, the rejection of Scholasticism by the Reformers meant that the conceptual resources available for discussing the causal role of faith (or anything else) in the sacraments are less precise than those available within Catholic discussions. Figuring out just what is the
This is the pre-production version of my review of Thomas Albert Howard, The Pope and the Profess... more This is the pre-production version of my review of Thomas Albert Howard, The Pope and the Professor: Pius IX, Ignaz von Döllinger and the Quandary of the Modern Age. The final published version can be found via the link provided.
Every parent is also a child. This truism of kinship is not as obvious as it might seem. A very y... more Every parent is also a child. This truism of kinship is not as obvious as it might seem. A very young nephew of mine once insisted I could not be his grandmother's son because I was not a son but an uncle. He had not grasped the possibility that I could be both.
This essay argues that George LIndbeck's The Nature of Doctrine is neither relativist nor sectari... more This essay argues that George LIndbeck's The Nature of Doctrine is neither relativist nor sectarian in its attitudes to truth.
What is the causal role of faith in the sacraments as understood by the Protestant Reformers? The... more What is the causal role of faith in the sacraments as understood by the Protestant Reformers? The Catholic might think that this question is simpler than a parallel question addressed to Catholic understandings of sacraments. After all, Protestants generally affirm only two sacraments, baptism and the Eucharist, or even (the Catholic might say) only one-and-a-half, since the sacrificial aspect of the Eucharist is uniformly denied by Protestants (or, on occasion, affirmed in a way that pushes it to the margins). The field to be explored is thus significantly smaller. But the initial glance is deceiving for two reasons. First, the rejection of Scholasticism by the Reformers meant that the conceptual resources available for discussing the causal role of faith (or anything else) in the sacraments are less precise than those available within Catholic discussions. Figuring out just what is the
This is the pre-production version of my review of Thomas Albert Howard, The Pope and the Profess... more This is the pre-production version of my review of Thomas Albert Howard, The Pope and the Professor: Pius IX, Ignaz von Döllinger and the Quandary of the Modern Age. The final published version can be found via the link provided.
Every parent is also a child. This truism of kinship is not as obvious as it might seem. A very y... more Every parent is also a child. This truism of kinship is not as obvious as it might seem. A very young nephew of mine once insisted I could not be his grandmother's son because I was not a son but an uncle. He had not grasped the possibility that I could be both.
This essay argues that George LIndbeck's The Nature of Doctrine is neither relativist nor sectari... more This essay argues that George LIndbeck's The Nature of Doctrine is neither relativist nor sectarian in its attitudes to truth.
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