I think there's confusion here. No matter. I've said pretty much all I can say. I've got more books on order, so I'll be continuing the...
If your not claiming that the church is perfect, then I'm nor sure what we're disagreeing about. But I thought that's exactly what you were...
There was church in Britain, the Roma-British church, early on, yes. And there was Celtic Christians fairly early on too. However, the legacy of...
Cool Jonah, thanks :)
Are you saying that Anglicanism is the one true way established by Christ, and all other churches and denominations are faulty?
I'm not suggesting anything, merely pointing out that the either of two extremes regarding doctrinal liberty or narrowness don't seem to be...
Human wants and God's desires don't have to conflict. If we want what's best for the church, and want it to reach all people, and glorify God in...
Yeah, I think I belong most in Anglicanism too (after many years in the church wilderness). But I'm wary of the two extremes at either end. I...
I like how Anglicanism is broad and doesn't tie itself into a systemic theological statement of great detail and complexity. I dislike how...
Indeed, narrow definitions and locking people into complex theological systems is just doomed to failure - hence the proliferation of Protestant...
A) that the winning theologians appealed to only scripture doesn't suprise me :) whether or not there was other more material, political, factors...
Is there not a contradiction between, 'accepted ... Because they did not err' and 'they may err and have sometimes erred'? Notice also the...
Interesting points, but I'm a little unsure about trinitarianism winning simply because of better exegesis - I suspect far more being involved...
You mean prefer the Nicene over the Articles? Or prefer the Nicene over a current interpretation of the bible? If you mean Nicene vs modern...
Sure. But that's not how they are actually used, though. For example, if a church interprets scripture so as to come into conflict with the...
I would compare them to: Scripture, reason, tradition and experience. I concur that creeds and councils must influence our interpretation of...
How could you tell if they erred or not?
I'm not sure people have quite understood where I am coming from, but no matter - I probably haven't explained myself very well. Thanks for the...
It would be fantastic to get such charts. I surprised they are not publicly available in this age of the Internet.
Is there a list or chart that shows the succession of bishops, one to the other, as far back as it goes?