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Matthew Barrett

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Description:See the Reformation with Fresh Eyes as You Explore Its Historical and Intellectual OriginsThe Reformation as Renewal: Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church is a fresh, holistic, and eye-opening introduction to one of the most significant turning points in the history of the Christian church. Taking into consideration both the historical and intellectual origins of sixteenth century reform, Matthew Barrett demonstrates that the Reformation was at its core a renewal of evangelical catholicity. Rome charged the Reformers with novelty, as if they were heretics departing from the catholic (universal) Church. But the reformers believed they were more catholic than Rome. Distinguishing themselves from Radicals, the Reformers were convinced they were retrieving the faith of their fathers, both patristic and medieval. Rather than breaking with the Church, the reformers saw themselves as faithful stewards of the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church preserved across history. While Rome depended on innovations that originated in the late medieval era, the Reformers linked arms with the church across all ages, patristic and medieval, to restore true worship and gospel renewal in their own day.By listening to the Reformers' own voices, The Reformation as Renewal helps readers explore:The Reformation's roots in patristic and medieval thought and its response to late medieval innovationsThe Reformation's response to the charge of novelty by an appeal to evangelical catholicityCommon caricatures of the Reformation that mistake the Reformers as Radicals and RevolutionariesThe ecclesiastical and theological milieu of the sixteenth century that motivated Martin Luther's response in Wittenberg.The spread of the Reformation across Europe, as seen in first and second-generation leaders from Zwingli and Bullinger in Zurich to Bucer and Calvin in Strasbourg and Geneva to Tyndale and Cranmer in England, and many othersThe theology of the Reformers, with special attention to their confessions, catechisms, and church liturgiesThis balanced, insightful, and accessible treatment of the Reformation will help readers see this watershed moment in the history of Christianity with fresh eyes and appreciate the unity they have with the church across time. Over against common caricatures today, readers will discover that the Reformation was not the invention of something new, but the renewal of something very old: the grace and gospel that the church cherished and passed on across every century.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Reformation as Renewal: Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. To get started finding The Reformation as Renewal: Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: See the Reformation with Fresh Eyes as You Explore Its Historical and Intellectual OriginsThe Reformation as Renewal: Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church is a fresh, holistic, and eye-opening introduction to one of the most significant turning points in the history of the Christian church. Taking into consideration both the historical and intellectual origins of sixteenth century reform, Matthew Barrett demonstrates that the Reformation was at its core a renewal of evangelical catholicity. Rome charged the Reformers with novelty, as if they were heretics departing from the catholic (universal) Church. But the reformers believed they were more catholic than Rome. Distinguishing themselves from Radicals, the Reformers were convinced they were retrieving the faith of their fathers, both patristic and medieval. Rather than breaking with the Church, the reformers saw themselves as faithful stewards of the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church preserved across history. While Rome depended on innovations that originated in the late medieval era, the Reformers linked arms with the church across all ages, patristic and medieval, to restore true worship and gospel renewal in their own day.By listening to the Reformers' own voices, The Reformation as Renewal helps readers explore:The Reformation's roots in patristic and medieval thought and its response to late medieval innovationsThe Reformation's response to the charge of novelty by an appeal to evangelical catholicityCommon caricatures of the Reformation that mistake the Reformers as Radicals and RevolutionariesThe ecclesiastical and theological milieu of the sixteenth century that motivated Martin Luther's response in Wittenberg.The spread of the Reformation across Europe, as seen in first and second-generation leaders from Zwingli and Bullinger in Zurich to Bucer and Calvin in Strasbourg and Geneva to Tyndale and Cranmer in England, and many othersThe theology of the Reformers, with special attention to their confessions, catechisms, and church liturgiesThis balanced, insightful, and accessible treatment of the Reformation will help readers see this watershed moment in the history of Christianity with fresh eyes and appreciate the unity they have with the church across time. Over against common caricatures today, readers will discover that the Reformation was not the invention of something new, but the renewal of something very old: the grace and gospel that the church cherished and passed on across every century.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Reformation as Renewal: Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. To get started finding The Reformation as Renewal: Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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