In #183, I assumed you implied a question on the order of “What do I think?”
So I answered.
Wiley/Culbertson is a standard, well-received text on Christian Theology. In its day, very widely used. You should care, because you would want to know what another side, at its best level, is saying. Also, it is a concise summary quote, so you can get this perspective without much effort.
Standard for whom? Well-received by whom? Anybody, including heretics, can write a book, as St. Vincent of Lerins makes clear.
You should care, because you would want to know what another side, at its best level, is saying.
I do care in *that* sense. But if the authors do not have the approval of the magisterium, then by what authority do they presume to speak for the Church and teach the Church?
-A8
What a lovely idea! I can't wait until your side starts finding out what our side believes before they attack it.
Dan Brown’s DaVinci code was well received by far too many Christians.
Truly it would great if everyone in a debate would make the effort the understand where the other guy is "coming from."
Sadly - both in religion and politics - many would rather be like spectators in the cheering section at a Friday night high school football game. It takes a lot of effort, strength and mental agility to be on the field - designing and executing a play, blocking a play, anticipating, etc. The team that makes no effort to understand the opposition hurts itself.