Three Views on Eastern Orthodoxy and EvangelicalismZondervan Academic, 2010 M10 5 - 302 pages Are Eastern Orthodoxy and evangelicalism at all compatible? To some Western evangelicals, the practices of Eastern Orthodoxy seem mysterious and perhaps even unbiblical. From an Orthodox perspective, evangelicals lack the spiritual roots provided by centuries-old church traditions. Are the differences between these two branches of Christianity as sharp as they seem? Or is there room for agreement? This book allows five leading authorities to present their different views in a respectful manner, have them critiqued by their fellow authors, and then respond to those critiques.
The interactive Counterpoints forum is ideal for comparing and contrasting the different positions to understand the strengths and weaknesses of these two important branches of Christianity and to form a personal conclusion regarding their compatibility. |
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... human nature. The theological framework of Eastern Orthodoxy is described by the Orthodox as having a “Patristic mind” that considers “the Fathers ... as living witnesses and contemporaries.”22 This leaves open the question of whether ...
... human mind cannot comprehend God. It is more authentic to speak of what we know God is not—reflecting the apophatic approach—than to overstate what we cannot comprehend. 24For an evaluation of the charismatic movement from an Orthodox ...
... humanity satisfied God's justice and whose divinity made that satisfaction universally applicable. Christ died in our place and for our sins. The Reformers took up this theme and complemented it with Saint Paul's doctrine of ...
... humanity, without the basic assumption of an Augustinian anthropology with its inherited guilt, it comports well with today's emphasis on holiness, or sanctification, as one of evangelicalism's primary characteristics. Unfortunately ...
... human redemption that emerges complements rather than conflicts with evangelicalism's picture. It does not require an incompatibility with the evangelical interpretation of justification by faith or substitutionary atonement. Very ...
Contents
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The Evangelical Theology of the Eastern Orthodox Church | 89 |
Conclusion | 107 |
ARE EASTERN ORTHODOXY AND | 115 |
An Evangelical Perspective | 145 |
Conclusion | 158 |
ARE EASTERN ORTHODOXY AND | 167 |
Conclusion | 198 |
An Evangelical Perspective | 219 |
Conclusion | 231 |
An Orthodox Perspective | 251 |
George HancockStefan Conclusion 271 | 271 |
James J Stamoolis | 279 |
About the Contributors | 285 |
An Orthodox Perspective | 183 |
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Three Views on Eastern Orthodoxy and Evangelicalism Bradley Nassif,James J. Stamoolis Limited preview - 2004 |