Apostolic Succession and Denominationalism
First, I'd be careful about how much weight you hang on apostolic succession by laying on of hands. Depending on how we define it, it is a valid concept. And ordination is normally accompanied by it.…
Protestant Transubstantiation (History of)
The use of grape juice began during the American Temperance Movement, which began in the early 1800s and culminated in Prohibition in the early 1900s. The motivations for switching to grape juice…
From Dualism to Postmodernity
This sounds remarkably like an essay topic assigned to a class by someone who has recently read A Primer on Postmodernism by Stanley J. Grenzà As I'm sure you are aware, there are many forms of…
Southern Baptist Catholics?
As it is most commonly used today, the term "Protestant" refers to any church that has descended from the tradition of the Reformation, and to some that are closely associated with those churches.…
Apostolic Succession?
I have heard conflicting accounts of Calvin's ordination in the Roman Catholic Church, but to my mind his lack of ordination in a Protestant church is good evidence that he was ordained as a…
History of Pentecostalism
The Pentecostals come primarily from the Wesleyan Methodist tradition. Most are Wesleyan Arminian in their doctrines of salvation: Christ atoned for all men; all men are able to respond positively to…