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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Credo Unam Ecclesiam
Unity (and too often uniformity) and division seem to be constants in the church. At the very moment when the church is striving for ecumenism, denominations are splitting. Barth shows us (in Church Dogmatics) that a unity based on external … Continue reading
Criteria for Holiness and Catholicity
(continuing with Clowney) In his chapter on holiness and catholicity, Clowney brings us back to the Scriptures and past traditional doctrine. Drawing on Paul’s epistolary salutations, he discerns two movements in holiness. In the initial movement, those who trust Christ … Continue reading
Having Missions vs Doing Missions
The first work pillaged for the rubric is The Church by Edmund P. Clowney. In the midst of Clowney’s discussion of apostolicity and holiness as marks of the church, he makes the point that the church has the apostolic mission; … Continue reading
