Sentences with phrase «doctrinal debates»

I hope what you say is true, but this is one of the biggest doctrinal debates of at least the last 400 years.

Syriza, on the other hand, has its roots in more traditional radical left politics, but in the past four years it has ditched doctrinal debates about the evils of capitalism and embraced Keynesian solutions to deal with Greece's debt and social crisis.

His argument, which relies on extensive historical detail and vast scholarship, in its simplest form can be put thus: If people turn to «the Bible alone» as their criterion in doctrinal debate, then the debate will necessarily devolve into irresolvable disputes.

While he allows that doctrinal debates about Christ and the Trinity are of only antiquarian interest, he comes out for what he calls a «redemptive process» in which good people do not give up on the goal of establishing the kingdom of God on earth.

The writings of G. L. Prestige and J. N. D. Kelly are valuable for the doctrinal debates of the Patristic age.

A simple appeal to the Bible without reference to the historical particularities of doctrinal debate could not help me to understand why this should be the case.

The creeds lead from the first fragments confessing the faith of early Christians through the ecumenical councils, the doctrinal debates of both East and West in the Middle Ages, the vast multiplicity of Reformation confessions and catechisms, down to contemporary statements from new denominations, the Third World and ecumenical discussions.

Even scholars of Christian history often conclude that political and social conflicts really have been more important than doctrinal debates.

Individuals are allowed to state their own beliefs, but doctrinal debates will not be part of our meetings.

Nevertheless, I need to confess that I stand in awe and admiration of the orthodox dogma, particularly in light of the world - view, the Greek philosophy and the doctrinal debates that served as its background.

Disagreements arose about what the Bible actually taught, until eventually, both sides of a doctrinal debate condemned and excommunicated their opponents.

The reason is that Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury, as a condition of participation at Edinburgh, secured a promise from John R. Mott that doctrinal debate would be excluded.