I agree with you again, Philip. I am a clergy Associate Member of the AMiA, and yet the reason I have not signed the "Anglican oath" here is...
Philip, I wholeheartedly concur with your analysis, which was an excellent one.
Adam's and Eve's fall brought death and decay into the world, for them and the whole creation, including animals. There was no death prior to that.
I completely disagree and go with the EOC on this. A couple of points. On the contested verse, I trust the EOC interpretation over that of...
You're welcome.
Here is a brief article excerpt that might help in distinguishing the Eastern view from Augustine's view: "Original sin In Eastern Orthodoxy,...
I would agree with everything you said. I just happen to believe that scripture supports the Eastern view (and incidentally Anabaptist view) and...
A question: Do Anglican members here believe that Anglicanism is mostly in agreement with Augustine concerning man and sin?
Just to comment further, on the parts of your post I highlighted in bold. Not to deny your experience, but this was certainly not my experience. I...
Thank you for your well-thought-out post. Still, I must say that I am strongly opposed to the Augustinian view of sin and original sin and find...
Western geographically, but are you saying you believe like Augustine on this?
The Eastern Orthodox concept of sin is completely different form the Western concept. The EOC would not agree with any of this or with Augustine....
Just curious, did you find any Orthodox doctrines and practices that you did not agree with?
For historical purposes and references, here is a good article on Orthodoxy: http://www.christian-history.org/orthodox-church.html
I post the following without comment, except to say that facts don't need comment: http://www.christian-history.org/roman-catholicism.html...
Okay.
So, here we have two forum members each claiming that their branch of the church is the only one true Catholic Church. If we could get a...
You seemed to take issue with the validity of the views expressed in the article, as being expressive of acceptable Anglican doctrine. If I'm...
So, does that mean you deny the place of Evangelical Anglican doctrine in Anglicanism?
Here is a very good article on the Anglican doctrine of baptism and infant baptism, from an Evangelical Anglican perspective:...