Posts by Martin Thornton
Theology that has no bearing whatever on human life in this world
Theology that has no bearing whatever on human life in this world can only be a theology of deism -- if that is not in itself a contradiction in terms...
Theology that has no bearing whatever on human life in this world can only be a theology of deism -- if that is not in itself a contradiction in terms...
Conversion may be defined as a change of heart, or a change of
Conversion may be defined as a change of heart, or a change of outlook, which is true if it means a turning from the deceitful pleasures of sin to tru...
Conversion may be defined as a change of heart, or a change of outlook, which is true if it means a turning from the deceitful pleasures of sin to tru...
The use of the vernacular, far from being a Reformation issue, is
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 perf...
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 perf...
Eventually the Church becomes necessary to me. That will sound
Eventually the Church becomes necessary to me. That will sound self-centered and impious to those whose piety turns upon such phrases as Holy Mother C...
Eventually the Church becomes necessary to me. That will sound self-centered and impious to those whose piety turns upon such phrases as Holy Mother C...
"If withdrawal into silence is focus or concentrate of experience,
"If withdrawal into silence is focus or concentrate of experience, then it is a necessary and natural need, not an artificially imposed religious duty...
"If withdrawal into silence is focus or concentrate of experience, then it is a necessary and natural need, not an artificially imposed religious duty...
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