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Mark Tranvik does an amazing job in translating Martin Luther's treatise: The Freedom of a Christian, where Luther contrasts countless religious components - the body (the inner person) and soul (the other person), and faith and works, - these subjects Luther's uses as an attempt to strengthen and return the Christian faith to its true origin. He argues that works have no effect in obtaining righteousness or salvation, instead it is a natural product of humanity. Instead, acknowledging that…

grew up in an African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Kankakee. Growing up I had no idea what that meant. I knew that we were Methodist, but I didn’t know what that consisted of. I knew that a personal relationship with God was essential as a Christian, but I had no knowledge of where that element had been developed from. It was very interesting to hear that both Calvin and Luther believed similar things in…

spend eternity if they died today. Many people, even Christians, are uncertain about their salvation and where they will spend the eternity. Christians have various beliefs based on their traditions, denominations, emotions and others. Therefore, as a Christian, are you ready for the Judgment Day? Satan deceives people into believing a false perception that they are saved if they are a good person, do good works, religious or have a Christian title in their life. However, God warned us for not…

development of the Pentecostal church. This was the beginning of speaking tongues. It was a form of fulfilling the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Christians shunned those of Pentecostals faith, until some churches added tongue speaking practices, which was the beginning, of the charismatic movement. Charismatic Christians were not apart of a different denomination; they are within each different denominational group, except within the cessationist theologians. The final stage took place in the…

William T. Cavanaugh, a professor of theology at DePaul University whose passion is seen in political theology, economic ethics and ecclesiology has once again written an attention-grabbing book on economics. In “Being Consumed” the writer challenges Christians to put forward our values in the current economy. He does not give a black or white answer to matters such as the free market, consumerism, globalization, and scarcity rather succeed in unveiling what they are, what they portray to be,…

message. His preconceived notions may not be biblical. Therefore, careful exegesis and application based on the intended meaning is crucial for contextualization. With this in mind, we should also be aware of our own theological positions. For some denominations, the systematic theology becomes an obstacle instead of a…

Jesus and the Suffering World. Dr. Hall is the Professor Emeritus of Christian Theology for McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. The second theologian is Dr. Clark M. Williamson who wrote, Way of Blessing, Way of Life: A Christian Theology. Dr. Williamson is a Professor Emeritus of Christian Though at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana. Each of these theologians are widely published in the field Christian thought and theology and each of them approach the study of…

My Christianity experience began from birth. I was baptized and confirmed as a Catholic. I practiced that faith until God called my husband, who had been in Protestant ministry, to a higher position in his church. I switched to be the “Helpmeet” I felt God wanted me to be. There are many similarities in practices and beliefs in both faiths so it was not a hard transition. The author of our text book begins the chapter on Christianity by saying “Christianity is basically a historical…

through what is called the Radical Reformation. This movement was supplemented by some of the founding church leaders, such as Martin Luther and many others. The Schleiteim Confession itself comes from a sect of Christianity called Anabaptists. This denomination was persecuted and during the sixteenth and seventeenth century by the Protestants and Roman Catholics because of their “radical” views of faith and baptism. During this time of persecution and suffering, Michael Sattler, a prominent…

Ecclesiology, the theology of the nature of the Church, has become a major focus of study since the mid-20th century. Gordon Lathrop turns his attention to ecclesiology in Holy People: A Liturgical Ecclesiology. Lathrop lays out an argument for an ecclesiology for the Church that is shaped around the shared practices of baptism, proclamation of the Word and the celebration of the Eucharist. These practice share while being presented contextually relevant liturgies share universal meaning that…