Back in 1997, 37 ELCA bishops wrote that under CCM, the ELCA is not bound to the Episcopal episcopate, and Martin Marty said the opposite. Remember it here.
Golden Oldies 2 – Rome has not budged
Why does the breach of the Sixteenth Century remain? Has the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (1999) made a difference? See here.
Golden Oldies 1 – German Lutherans Break Free
As Reformation 2011 approaches, it is sobering to recall Dominus Jesus (2000), in which Rome does not recognize Protestant churches as “sister churches”; rather, they are “ecclesial communities.” In 2001 German Lutherans issued “An Evangelical Understanding of Church Fellowship,” which Cardinal Walter Kasper found “abrasive.” Professor Dr. Dorothea Wendebourg responded: The Roman Catholic Church is […]
Forde got out of Biblicism; you can, too – 12
“The line between this world and the next is drawn by God’s grace. This establishes the world as a place under the law in which man can live, work, and hope…. Hope in the world to come creates the faith and patience to live in this world; it gives this world back to us by […]
ON Scripture
ON Scripture is a new online preaching-helps column. Some ELCAers [1] and Odyssey Networks, an interfaith media organization, are behind it. Each weekly column comments on the Bible texts for the coming Sunday in light of current political and social issues. According to The Lutheran, [2]“Odyssey hopes to also include Jewish and Muslim scriptures.” Jewish […]