Church Tradition
Catechisms
Several catechisms were drafted during the Reformation as tools for instruction and education.
Creeds and Confessions
During the Protestant Reformation, several creeds and confessions were drafted to articulate doctrinal beliefs, establish religious identity, and distinguish different…
Rome and the Reformation at a Glance
Charts RCC6 to RCC10: the ten agreements and two fault lines, two axioms behind Roman Catholic doctrine, the shared heritage, the two doors into justification, and the merit equation.
Rome and the Reformation at a Glance
Charts RCC6 to RCC10: the ten agreements and two fault lines, two axioms behind Roman Catholic doctrine, the shared heritage, the two doors into justification, and the merit equation.
Rome’s View of the Church’s Role
How Rome's claims for the Church's role in justification, grace, and authority divided Rome from the Reformation churches, set beside what Scripture teaches.
Rome’s View of the Church’s Role
How Rome's claims for the Church's role in justification, grace, and authority divided Rome from the Reformation churches, set beside what Scripture teaches.
Short Pointers on Rome and the Reformation
Ten short pointers on Rome and the Reformation: material and formal sufficiency, tradition, Nicodemism, penance, the Church, Newman's two decisions, the real difference, the shared heritage, saved or being saved, and gift and reward.
Short Pointers on Rome and the Reformation
Ten short pointers on Rome and the Reformation: material and formal sufficiency, tradition, Nicodemism, penance, the Church, Newman's two decisions, the real difference, the shared heritage, saved or being saved, and gift and reward.
Sola Scriptura
An explanation of sola Scriptura: the written Word of God is the church's supreme and sufficient authority for faith and life.
The Council of Trent
The Council of Trent, 1545 to 1563: Rome's answer to the Reformation. Its three periods, the decree on Scripture and tradition, the decree on justification and its anathemas, the abuses it genuinely reformed, and the Protestant replies of Calvin and Chemnitz.
The Council of Trent
The Council of Trent, 1545 to 1563: Rome's answer to the Reformation. Its three periods, the decree on Scripture and tradition, the decree on justification and its anathemas, the abuses it genuinely reformed, and the Protestant replies of Calvin and Chemnitz.
The Five ‘Solas’
An introduction to the five solas as concise summaries of the Reformation gospel: Scripture alone, grace alone, faith alone, Christ alone, and glory to God alone.
The ‘Radical’ Reformation
An introduction to the Radical Reformation, its movements, leaders, events, contrasts with magisterial reform, and long-term descendants.
Traditions
The question of final authority between Rome and the Reformers: Scripture alone or Scripture with tradition and the church.
Traditions
The question of final authority between Rome and the Reformers: Scripture alone or Scripture with tradition and the church.
