Sentences with phrase «stake over the doctrine»

Bruce McCormack started from the same point in his brilliant essay on the role of justification in Protestant theology, an essay which is mandatory reading for those wishing to understand what's at stake over the doctrine of justification.

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The attitude of the religious left toward South Africa's «right - wing religious groups» — meaning the overwhelming majority of evangelicals — would matter little if the stakes involved nothing more than disputations over arcane issues of theological doctrine.

Over time, the charge of «heresy» became associated with the whole package of false doctrine and divisiveness, and the preferred way of executing heretics was by beheading or burning at the stake.