Chapter 26 Reformation [1500-1699 CE]
Preliminary QuestionsBibliography | Importance of Doctrine | To Think About |
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Following the Reformation there is a new emphasis among both Protestants and Catholics on Doctrine. Religion becomes much more a question of believing rather than doing; a shift from a set of practices to a set of doctrines. While social justice and right conduct remain important, now more than ever before there is an emphasis on correct doctrine. (See, for example, Professor Brad S. Gregory, The History of Christianity in the Reformation Era, Great Courses, The Teaching Company)
I find an example of this in the response of Pope John Paul II, who, when asked in an interview by the French journalist Andre Frossard, what was the most important word in the New Testament, replied " Truth". (See Pat McCloskey O.F.M., Homily Helps, June 24, 2007)
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