«I came to faith
in a church tradition that was suspicious of anything to do with the imagination.
I am thankful to have grown up
in a church tradition that emphasized the importance of nurturing a «personal relationship» with God.
At the Council of Trent in the sixteenth century, for example, there was no real theological deepening of the notion of revelation because the main concern was with safeguarding the deposit of faith that the council fathers held to have been passed down
in Church tradition under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Not exact matches
Even if they don't wed
in Westminster Abbey (Harry and Markle will be
in St. George's Chapel),
tradition dictates royal brides send their flowers to the
church later.
Modesty has undeniably enjoyed front - page headline status
in Christian conversations about sexuality for decades, almost irrespective of particular
church tradition.
On Maundy Thursday, Pope Francis chose not to hold the customary foot - washing
in one of the main
churches in Rome, as is
tradition, but went instead to... More
At a time when many Ukrainians are trapped between the failed promises of Marxist utopianism and the often harsh realities of Western materialism, the Orthodox
Church is
in a position to offer the best aspects of
tradition.
In one of Ross's most effective chapters, she argues that low -
church evangelical liturgy has taken many of its cues from the Gospel of John, while more high -
church traditions have tended to look toward the synoptics.
The reason is this: Christianity through the Catholic
Church was evangelizing
in the Andean region along with the new Spanish rulers brutally repressed the people and their
traditions.
Catholics,
in turn, teach that the Magisterium exercised by the successors of the apostles — which they believe is intended by Christ, is guided by the Holy Spirit, and is
in clear continuity with the orthodox
tradition — enables the
Church to explicate the truth of Holy Scripture obediently and accurately.
This superior epistemology enjoys the firm foundation of divine revelation as treasured by
Church Tradition and enlightened by faith and the prophetic inspiration of the Holy Spirit, as the
Church, with all her members, engages the world
in history.
«Mindful attention,» which Schwartz draws from the Buddhist
tradition, is a spiritual discipline right
in line with the practice of detachment employed by the
Church's desert fathers.
Granted, there has been a long and impressive
tradition of fighting poverty
in the
Church.
On the contrary, on the one occasion when Luther's theological proposals received a halfway careful hearing from a representative of the Roman
Church, at his meetings with Cardinal Cajetan
in Augsburg
in 1518, the conclusion reached was that his doctrine of justifying faith was not obviously heretical or
in clear opposition to the
tradition of the
Church.
Acting as it does as a summary and analysis of five decades of Lutheran - Catholic dialogue, 2015's Declaration on the Way:
Church, Ministry, and Eucharist will undoubtedly be a helpful touchstone
in future ecumenical discussions between the two
traditions.
Lasch reminds us that the corrosion of our democratic way of life and especially our public discourse has its roots
in widespread distrust of our institutions and the
traditions around which they have developed and of which they are the expressions — whether the family,
church, and local communities, or private enterprise and all the various levels of government.
But the
Church's ambitious hopes for
in -
churching will make little progress without a vibrant intellectual culture alongside its rich liturgical and monastic
traditions.
Sorry to disagree with you but I have no problem with putting muslim «
tradition» on the back burner and if you don't like it that's tough, heck, we didn't leave a single intact church steeple in Europe in WWII because they were used by enemy artillery spotters and snipers, why should muslims get a pass, Tradition did not stop muslims from dragging dead US soldiers through Mogadishu nor did it stop them from hanging contractors from under bridges, Osama's body should have been brought back and put on display is a glass box at all three of his sites, allowing those who wanted to view him ample time
tradition» on the back burner and if you don't like it that's tough, heck, we didn't leave a single intact
church steeple
in Europe
in WWII because they were used by enemy artillery spotters and snipers, why should muslims get a pass,
Tradition did not stop muslims from dragging dead US soldiers through Mogadishu nor did it stop them from hanging contractors from under bridges, Osama's body should have been brought back and put on display is a glass box at all three of his sites, allowing those who wanted to view him ample time
Tradition did not stop muslims from dragging dead US soldiers through Mogadishu nor did it stop them from hanging contractors from under bridges, Osama's body should have been brought back and put on display is a glass box at all three of his sites, allowing those who wanted to view him ample time to do so.
They are revealed by God's historical and dialogical self - revelation by words and deeds, and
in the fullness of time by God's eternal Son becoming flesh
in a certain time and space of history;
in church history under the guidance of the Holy Spirit they have to be witnessed to and developed through the living
tradition (see the dogmatic constitution Dei Verbum, 2, 8).
Dynamic new
churches are being planted
in many
traditions.
Both the liturgical and theological
traditions of the
Church present to us certain things that must be said about God as revealed
in Christ Jesus.
Too many lies along with Pagan
traditions ad Greek mythology are taught
in the
churches today (Christmas, Easter, Eternal torment
in Hell, etc.) This evil plague called religion must go.
In his account, the Church's attempts to tame violence through preaching humility and peace had a negligible effect on the ancient traditions of manliness until its efforts were joined with the state's in the early modern perio
In his account, the
Church's attempts to tame violence through preaching humility and peace had a negligible effect on the ancient
traditions of manliness until its efforts were joined with the state's
in the early modern perio
in the early modern period.
If I were advocating for unqualified blessing of same - sex unions
in the
church, I would hope that I'd have the humility and charity and intellectual honesty to grapple with Scripture and the
church's
tradition in a way that didn't dismiss it as simply «homophobic» or hopelessly benighted.
Only when this loosely held notion of unity
in diversity is held
in tension
in a community of love can we tolerate, even with wit and a slightly ironic eye, the idea of corporate worship, communal learning, organized fellowship, and the
traditions of the
church.
Many of these
churches are Presbyterian and Calvinist, the same
tradition that played such a central role
in the rise of democracy
in the West.
This interpretation of consensus departs from the
Church's
tradition,
in which decisions are made by majority vote or public acclamation.
The Catholic
Church had retrieved lost elements of its own
tradition, and learned some new things along the way,
in coming to terms with religious freedom and political modernity.
Thus, to invoke the Russian
Church's
traditions of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries requires us to engage
in historical reconstruction rather than to nurture beliefs and practices that are ongoing.
While I agree that the
church could definitely be less political and break with
tradition in some areas, I think that a lot of this has to do with people hardening their hearts to the truth of the Bible.
If those
in the
church who are
in favor of changing long - held attitudes and ordinances relating to homosexuals were merely cultural relativists with no regard for the Bible or
tradition, the debate would be easier.
Understanding this new perspective on
church is as difficult today as it was in the days of Jesus for Jews to understand a different perspective on Sabbath, but the basic principles seem to be the same: Church, just like Sabbath, is not supposed to be a bunch of human traditions which have become legalistic laws by which to judge one another's spiritual mat
church is as difficult today as it was
in the days of Jesus for Jews to understand a different perspective on Sabbath, but the basic principles seem to be the same:
Church, just like Sabbath, is not supposed to be a bunch of human traditions which have become legalistic laws by which to judge one another's spiritual mat
Church, just like Sabbath, is not supposed to be a bunch of human
traditions which have become legalistic laws by which to judge one another's spiritual maturity.
But I believe that
in the place of the legalistic Sabbath
traditions, we have substituted
in a different burden:
church.
Maybe you could bring
in Christians from another
church tradition or from the other side of the world to come and find fault with how your
church is accomplishing (or not accomplishing) your mission.
Against your points of view are the
traditions your
church people believe
in.
Carl Braaten is still a member of the ELCA, though he thinks it a
church in which the actual Lutheran
tradition «is now marginalized to the point of near extinction.»
There is so much more to high
church traditions — it is so variegated and there is so much more any sincere follower can do
in those
traditions.
I agree when you are show casing narrow minded
traditions in church, and I am all for that, but now you are removing one of the most clearly attested teachings of the NT.
The Catholic
Church has a hierarchy
in order to function and to sustain its teaching of scripture and
Tradition for 2000 years.
In sum, McDermott's probing analysis of history,
tradition, and orthodoxy never calls the issue what it is: Evangelicals can't define or describe the
church beyond personal piety.
In 189 AD, assertion of the primacy of the Church of Rome may be indicated in Irenaeus of Lyons's Against Heresies (3:3:2): «With [the Church of Rome], because of its superior origin, all the churches must agree... and it is in her that the faithful everywhere have maintained the apostolic tradition.&raqu
In 189 AD, assertion of the primacy of the
Church of Rome may be indicated
in Irenaeus of Lyons's Against Heresies (3:3:2): «With [the Church of Rome], because of its superior origin, all the churches must agree... and it is in her that the faithful everywhere have maintained the apostolic tradition.&raqu
in Irenaeus of Lyons's Against Heresies (3:3:2): «With [the
Church of Rome], because of its superior origin, all the
churches must agree... and it is
in her that the faithful everywhere have maintained the apostolic tradition.&raqu
in her that the faithful everywhere have maintained the apostolic
tradition.»
Convoked by Pope John XXIII, the council engaged
in a twofold movement of ressourcement (a return to the often - neglected sources of the Christian
tradition) and aggiornamento (an updating of the
church's life and doctrine
in response to the times).
Pope St. John Paul II's Familiaris Consortio, for example, communicates an interpretation of the Bible and
tradition with respect to the issue of marriage and sacramental discipline
in the contemporary Catholic
Church: Divorced and remarried persons may not receive Communion (Familiaris Consortio § 84).
In response to the Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church came up with a formulation in which Scripture and tradition are received as of equal authorit
In response to the Reformation, the Roman Catholic
Church came up with a formulation
in which Scripture and tradition are received as of equal authorit
in which Scripture and
tradition are received as of equal authority.
Another
church that comes to mind is Missiongathering in San Diego, which is associated with the progressive denomination The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), but which has a very evangelical «feel» to its worship because it attracts a lot of folks who come from evangelical traditions and enjoy evangelical worship but are looking for a church that welcomes LGBT p
church that comes to mind is Missiongathering
in San Diego, which is associated with the progressive denomination The Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ), but which has a very evangelical «feel» to its worship because it attracts a lot of folks who come from evangelical traditions and enjoy evangelical worship but are looking for a church that welcomes LGBT p
Church (Disciples of Christ), but which has a very evangelical «feel» to its worship because it attracts a lot of folks who come from evangelical
traditions and enjoy evangelical worship but are looking for a
church that welcomes LGBT p
church that welcomes LGBT people.
It may be that
in the course of history certain dimensions of saving truth become obscured and must be recovered but it is impossible for a theologian to stand apart from
tradition and begin his work ab initio; to do so would be to cut himself off from the
Church, which is the source sine qua non of theology, and to deny the historical givenness of Revelation.
I wandered through other
church traditions, traditional, contemporary, liturgical, meditative, mystic, seeker - sensitive, emerging, ancient - future, denominational, mega-
church, old
church, new
church, basement
church, no
church for a while there: you name it, I found my way there and I found the people of God
in each place, I did.
Since the book demonstrates so powerfully the case for the return to the pre-Conciliar liturgy, Fr Joseph Fessio, S.J., Editor -
in - Chief, Ignatius Press has to temper his own enthusiastic Forward by putting the position of «those who advocate a rereading and restructuring of the liturgical renewal intended by the Second Vatican Council, but
in light of the
Church's two - thousand - year
tradition.»
Should we say, as some inclusivists do, that it is because of Christ's saving mystery, offered to all, that salvation is available to the Hindu, for example,
in the sincere practice of his or her faith — that
in Christ salvation is mediated to Christians through the
church and to non-Christians through other
traditions of faith?
Such thought could, of course, be understood as «
church theology,» but the tendency of that rubric is to focus attention upon the
traditions and current life of the
church in a way that is too limiting.