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Thornton: The use of the vernacular is embedded in English ascetical theology itself. #catholicanglicanism The use of the vernacular, far from being a Reformation issue, is embedded, as an essential part, in English ascetical theology itself. It is the perfect medium for expressing affective-speculative doctrine, it conveys the domestic tradition of Saint Benedict in a single phrase more vividly then pages of stolid explanation, and it is a common devotional language in empirical direction which itself helps to bind priests and laymen into a united family in Christ. (English Spirituality, chap. 15)
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 00:58:45 +0000

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