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Post by Educate Me on Aug 3, 2005 12:05:57 GMT -5
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Post by captainusa1 on Aug 4, 2005 0:02:49 GMT -5
Talk about painting with a mile wide brush! Not all Protestant denominations support female clergy, and Benny Hinn is not representative of most Protestants. Protestant beliefs range from very conservative to very liberal. For example, the Church of Christ is more conservative than the United Church of Christ.
It seems like European Catholics sometimes misunderstand American Protestants. There is a wide variety of beliefs and practices within Protestantism. Some churches, like the Anglican Church (called Episcopalian here) have services that are similar to Catholic services. Even within the world-wide Anglican Church, there are divisions over subjects like the ordination of women.
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Post by Ilmatar on Aug 4, 2005 2:06:07 GMT -5
Captain, you are absolutely right... For instant, I have been raised as a Lutheran, and find services of many Protestant denominations just slightly less alien than those of, let say, Hindus. And it really doesn't matter whether the Minister is a man or a woman. It's rather the style of service I find strange. Mainstream Lutherans do accept female clergy and hold fairly liberal views on the social issues, but keep the services very simple.
A childhood friend of mine actually is a Lutheran Minister. She has a Master degree in Teology, and is considering taking a Doctorate too. She reads the biblical languages - she has always been very gifted in linguistically - and has a special interest in eschatology and comparative Christian teology. However, after hearing her preach I can say her sermons are sober and down-to-earth, perfectly in line with the Nordic Lutheran tradition
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Post by captainusa1 on Aug 4, 2005 7:19:52 GMT -5
Ilmatar, I bet that you really were intrigued if one of the denominations was Assembly of God or Pentecostal. Their church services are different than Lutheran church services, to say the least.
You mentioned that your friend was interested in eschatology. Do her views on the subject mirror those of the "Left Behind" subculture?
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Post by yigal on Aug 20, 2005 14:18:53 GMT -5
Anglican Church isnt protestant , it and they consider themselves "the third branch of catholocism" along with "orthodox" and "roman catholic"
all official Anglican churches are in comunnion with each other and with their own holy see, the See of Cantebury
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Post by captainusa1 on Aug 24, 2005 23:59:49 GMT -5
Anglican Church isnt protestant , it and they consider themselves "the third branch of catholocism" along with "orthodox" and "roman catholic" all official Anglican churches are in comunnion with each other and with their own holy see, the See of Cantebury They are considered to be a Protestant denomination by most. You're right in that they weren't started as a part of the Reformation. |
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Post by Cerdic on Aug 25, 2005 2:48:12 GMT -5
Henry VIII, who founded the Anglican church, was not particularly attracted by Protestantism, what he objected to was papal supremacy within the church in England. However, in the first half of the 16th century Protestant views were gaining popularity within England. The chief advisors of Henry's son Edward VI, who succeeded when he was a child, were committed Protestants. Edward himself became a staunch Protestant and the Anglican church became essentially Protestant in outlook during his reign. After a Roman Catholic backlash under Queen Mary, the Anglican church resumed its Protestant orientation under Elizabeth I. Unlike most Protestant churches the Anglicans retained episcopal organisation and the rather Mass-like Holy Communion, however, like other Protestants, services were conducted in the vernacular, the Virgin and saints lost their intercessionary role and the Bible, in the vernacular, assumed a central role in the articulation of spiritual life.
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