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ONE: Unfolding God's Eternal Purpose from House to House

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“In the wake of the Reformation, as the correct reading of scripture became a matter of increasingly high stakes, Hebrew, as well as Aramaic, Samaritan, Ethiopian, Armenian, and other languages that preserved versions of scripture and documents of the early church, became essential weapons of theological warfare.”

Orientalism2013ExegesisProtestant ReformationBiblical InterpretationCounter Reformation
Book:Egyptian Oedipus: Athanasius Kircher and the Secrets of Antiquity
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“The Reformation is one root of the idea of human freedom and autonomy as it is represented in modern democracy. However, while this aspect is always stressed, especially in non-Catholic countries, its other aspect—its emphasis on the wickedness of human nature, it insignificance and powerlessness of the individual, and the necessity for the individual to subordinate himself to a power outside himself—is neglected. This idea of the unworthiness of the individual, his fundamental inability to rely on himself and his need to submit, is also the main theme of Hitler's ideology, which, however, lacks the emphasis on freedom and moral principles which was inherent to Protestantism.”

FascismWickednessNazismProtestantism1941Protestant Reformation
Book:Escape from Freedom
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“The compulsive quest for certainty, as we find with Luther, is not the expression of genuine faith but is rooted in the need to conquer the unbearable doubt. Luther's solution is one which we find present in many individuals today, who do not think in theological terms: namely to find certainty by elimination of the isolated individual self, by becoming an instrument in the hands of an overwhelmingly strong power outside of the individual. For Luther this power was God and in unqualified submission he sought certainty. But although he thus succeeded in silencing his doubts to some extent, they never really disappeared; up to his last day he had attacks of doubt which he had to conquer by renewed efforts toward submission.”

DoubtCertaintySubmissionAuthoritarianismMartin Luther1941Protestant Reformation
Book:Escape from Freedom
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“In the Toll Booth, Margaret knelt down to pray. Even now they could not leave her in peace, but - after all that had happened! - bade her to pray and they would pray with her. To consent would have been taken as a surrender of all for which she was giving her life. It was no time to mince words, so she answered roundly: "I will not pray with you, nor shall you pray with me; neither will I say Amen to your prayers, nor shall you to mine." What fellowship has light with darkness?”

CatholicCatholicismProtestantismProtestant Reformation
Book:St. Margaret Clitherow, c. 1553-1586
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“Protestantism's evolution away from hierarchy and authority has enormous consequences for America and the world. On the one hand, the democratization of religion runs parallel to political democratization. The king of England, questioning the pope, inspires English subjects to question the king and his Anglican bishops. Such dissent is backed up by a Bible full of handy Scripture arguing for arguing with one's kIng. This is the root of self-government in the English-speaking world. On the other hand, Protestantism's shedding away of authority, as evidenced by my [Pentecostal] mother's proclamation that I needn't go to church or listen to a preacher to achieve salvation, inspires self-reliance—along with a dangerous disregard for expertise. So the impulse that leads to democracy can also be the downside of democracy—namely, a suspicion of people who know what they are talking about. It's why in U.S. presidential elections the American people will elect a wisecracking good ol' boy who's fun in a malt shop instead of a serious thinker who actually knows some of the pompous, brainy stuff that might actually get fewer people laid off or killed.”

DemocracyProtestantismAnti Intellectualism2008Sola FideKnow Nothings
Book:The Wordy Shipmates
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