Dallas Public Library

Crossing the Tiber, evangelical Protestants discover the historical church, Stephen K. Ray

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-280) and index

collective biography

index present

non fiction

Crossing the Tiber

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Stephen K. Ray

evangelical Protestants discover the historical church

A Catholic apologetic book, by Stephen Ray contain an extensive compilation of biblical and patristic quotations and commentary on the issues of Baptism and the Eucharist, as well as a thorough analysis of sola scriptura and tradition

Our conversion -- Our inherited protestant roots -- Why we chose Christianity -- The foundation of our Evangelicalism -- Our thinking begins to shift -- Our Evangelical foundations begin to crumble -- Sola Scriptura and private interpretation of the Bible bring disunity -- Scripture, tradition, and the canon of scripture -- Our struggle with other "Catholic issues" -- We begin to discover the one, holy, Catholic, and Apostolic church -- Should we accept church authority? -- The next important crossroads: Catholic or Orthodox? -- The final stages of our journey -- Our first move is toward the Eastern Orthodox churches -- We take the plunge -- The dawn of a new year -- We finally come home on Pentecost Sunday, 1994 -- Concluding remarks -- Introduction: the origins of baptism -- Baptism as taught in scripture -- Baptism as taught by the fathers -- Baptism as taught in current church teaching -- Conclusion: a few comments and observations -- Introduction -- The Eucharist as taught in scripture -- The Eucharist as taught by the fathers -- The Eucharist in current church teaching -- Summary -- John Henry Cardinal Newman on the Eucharist -- The real presence: a short history of the resistance -- Conclusion: a few comments and observations