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How does current Church of England polity compare with Richard Hooker's teaching?
Richard Hooker's Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity (1593) is a foundational document for the theology and ecclesiology of the Church of England. In it, he defends (among other things) the Anglican ...
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How has the position of the Catholic Church on drugs changed over time?
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states:
2211 The political community has a duty to honor the family, to assist it, and to ensure especially [...] the protection of security and health, ...
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What is the difference between classical and revised dispensationalism?
I understand from Wikipedia and elsewhere that dispensationalism can be broken into three main categories:
Classical (Scofield, Chafer)
Traditional, revised, or normative (Ryrie, Walvoord)
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Why did the Presbyterian Church of Korea split in 1959?
The number of Presbyterian denominations in Korea is breathtaking: Wikipedia lists dozens of them. From what I can tell, most of these denominations originate in the Presbyterian Church of Korea, ...
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According to Unitarians, to whom does the word הָאָדוֹן refer in Mal. 3:1?
Regarding the word אֲדֹנִי (adoni) in Psa. 110:1 (actually prefixed with -ל, i.e. לַאדֹנִי), translated as “my lord,” a self-professed Unitarian website states,1
Trinitarian commentators frequently ...
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Are the five propositions condemned by Cum occasione in the Augustinus?
This simple question was the center of the quarrel around Port-Royal and the efficacious grace in the 17th century in France. In fact, the defenders of Cornelius Jansen’s Augustinus argued that they ...
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What's the source of the “new world religion” memorandum signed in Strasbourg?
There is a document which is shared on the internet these days. I saw it in Romanian language and then searching a bit, I found it in English as well: it's a "memorandum" signed in Strasbourg ...
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Is the type of love shared between all heavenly members an affectionate brotherly love mentioned in Bible (Catholic)?
Does Catholic Church teach that the type of love shared between all heavenly members is an affectionate brotherly love mentioned in Bible, for example, Romans 12:10 and 2 Pet. 1:5-7?
Below are the ...
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Is there a recognised soteriology that combines selective election for some and general election for everyone else?
Are there any Christian groups or denominations that hold a belief in selective election to salvation, in that some individuals are specifically and irresistibly called (Noah, Moses, 12 desciples, ...
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What is the source of the quote attributed to Origen, that “the soul has neither beginning nor end”?
Related answer: Is there any substance to the claim that Origen supported reincarnation?
The following quote is widely attributed to Origen in books and on the internet (e.g., here and here):
The ...
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According to Molinism, what is the meaning of a counterfactual of freedom?
If I understand correctly, Molinists consider it important that counterfactuals of freedom ("If person P experienced circumstances C, she would perform action A") are meaningful. In fact, if I ...
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Comparing Leslie Weatherhead's views on the 'Will of God' and current Baptist Union of Great Britain thought on the same subject
I am reading Leslie Weatherhead's collection of sermons on 'The Will of God' from a book of the same title (ISBN: 9 780687 074822 published by Abingdon Press).
He looks at God's will in three ways -...
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When and how was the doctrine of the one divine will established?
Many (perhaps most) Trinitarian theologians says that the Father, Son, and Spirit each possess the one singular divine will. This is a stronger statement than saying they are "united in will", which ...
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Are there any surviving Acta Diurna copies mentioning Jesus' trial or other aspects of his life?
I recently learned about Acta Diurna, which are official notices created by Roman authorities describing legal proceedings and the outcome of trials. It occurred to me that the trial of Jesus before ...
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When did Jesus assume human nature?
Did Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, only assume impersonal (anhypostatic) human nature (body and soul), during incarnation, in which he was born of Mary? Or, did he already have human ...
