tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31896366.post6965693565816305832..comments2024-03-22T07:16:35.188+00:00Comments on Against Heresies: The Reformation and Deformation of the Church in Scotland: New titles from Christian FocusMartin Downeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019053545918223050noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31896366.post-45098462529618454482010-03-16T10:25:34.560+00:002010-03-16T10:25:34.560+00:00Thanks Todd
It seems they never do. The times an...Thanks Todd<br /><br />It seems they never do. The times and the names change, but so often the theological positions and behavioural traits remain the same.Martin Downeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019053545918223050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31896366.post-220224291039294492010-03-15T22:54:35.413+00:002010-03-15T22:54:35.413+00:00David W. Hall's review of Hamilton's book ...David W. Hall's review of Hamilton's book in the WTJ from fall 1992 has this to say:<br /><br />"One of his central arguments is that as slippage occurred, the innovationists were less willing to admit with candor that they had really modified any position at all. The growing theological laxity is seen when, during the Union discussions, the participants maintain that they still believe and have an unwavering commitment to the WCF, despite clear denials of particulars. If this sounds familiar to what American Presbyterians would hear a few decades later, that is likely due to the organic strain of the common theological virus. In fact, it may be that precedent-setting American Presbyterian cases, such as those surrounding Charles A. Briggs, were indeed guided by these controversies. Briggs himself (although Hamilton does not extend these lessons to the American venue), no doubt, was aware of this very strategy, noting its success. This chapter in Scottish history should at least be seen as a probable precursor to Briggs and other American degeneration in terms of confessional orthopraxy."<br /><br />Seems like things never change.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817687984000189092noreply@blogger.com