Gerhard O. Forde (1927-2005) and Carl J. Peter (1932-1991) developed a remarkable friendship over their nearly twenty years together on the U.S. Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue. They genuinely enjoyed each other’s company and made progress by clarifying where they agreed and where they came up against fundamental differences. Read more here.
Category: Ecumenism
Episcopal Church Marriages Plunge by Two Thirds
Wonder if any ELCAers have buyer’s remorse, having bought into Called to Common Mission in 1999. This agreement with the Episcopal Church required the ELCA to change its constitution and gradually adopt an Episcopal structure. After all, sacramental bishops, priests, and deacons require miters, pectoral crosses, stoles, ceremonies, rules, and regulations that show their special powers and distinguish their ranks. Worry about marriage and the family? Why bother? And yet, who will pay for all the clergy?
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From Conflict to Communion: Baptism and Original Sin
“The churches do, in fact, fiercely disagree with each other on practically any important point of baptismal theology. What really leaps to the eye is not unity but disunity in the area of baptism.” Peder Nørgaard-Højen
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Why Won’t Catholics Leave?
Professor Maas at Hillsdale College offers a carefully reasoned analysis and concludes that the Roman Catholic doctrine that insists on the authority of the papacy is why Romans Catholic laity will not depart despite a series of unseemly scandals. Is There Any Church Abuse Too Far For The Catholic Faithful? The editors at The Federalist […]
Is “Heaven Is For Real” real?
What do we say about books like Heaven is for Real, by Chip Ingram, which claim that near death experiences give us real information about heaven? Read more here.