Alister McGrath

Scripture should be maintained as the absolute authority while tradition serves to interpret scripture. Scripture should be maintained as the absolute authority. In the Gallic confession on the canon of scripture it states, “The Word contained in these books has proceeded from God, and receives its authority from him alone, and not from human beings. And in that it is the rule of all truth, containing all that is necessary for the service of God and for our salvation, it is not lawful for…

Catholic Reformation (Counter-Reformation). For many, the idea of the Reformation movement coincided with the people’s need to reform the Catholic Church and they were able to complete this task with the help of strong leaders. According to Alister E. McGrath, in the book Reformation Thought, there are many theories as to why the Reformation happened when it did. Before the Reformation, a movement known as the Renaissance occurred, which had a significant impact on the motivation to start the…

started going to church again but I still feel distant from God. However some of the readings we’ve done in class are helping me understand God more. For example, according to St. Thomas Aquinas, God’s existence can be proved in five different ways (McGrath, 55). After reading this it showed me that God does exists. I just didn’t notice it back then. Movement is one of the five ways or proofs that show that God exists. I should’ve realized that God was around me when I saw things moving or…

Introduction According to the Christian doctrine of creatio ex nihilo, creation is ontologically dependent on its Creator. This means that “God, in creating the universe, was not constrained by the limitations of the already existing stuff from which the universe was to be fashioned, but was free to bring into existence a universe in which the divine will was recognizably embodied and enacted” In these two tenets, it is affirmed that God was not forced by any inner or outer necessities to…

different, but in some ways they are similar. The first article is about Zwingli’s stance on the issue. It speaks about the views of a Swiss reformer named Huldrich Zwubgli. Through excerpts from The Christian Theology Reader, Second Edition by Alister McGrath, we come to discover that Huldrich Zwubgli considers baptism…

The Trinity is something discussed in evangelical churches several times, and tends to be a confusing topic for non-believers. The Trinity is described in multiple ways in Scripture, but the Trinity stands for the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. 2 Corinthians 13:14 says, “the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all” (ESV). The Father is God, the Son is God and man, and the Spirit is God as well as a person not a force. It is…