Sorry but haven't seen too many new waves of theology bobbing around...Those of us who believe that the scriptures are literal and inerrant are pretty much in unity when it comes to our Christianity...
And how did we get that unity??? By prayerfully reading and searching out what God has to say...
Does it not intrigue you that we can come to such unity independantly of a central human authority??? Figure that one out and you'll know why were are not Catholic...
We are not in bondage to a religion that tells us what to think, believe and read...
I disagree, name it and claims and prosperity gospels are rather new.
Acceptance of homosexuality as no longer a sin and homosexual marriage is new.
Acceptance of contraception and abortion are new.
There are all kinds of new churches with odd beliefs.
Catholics are not immune to the lies Satan spreads, but individual Catholics do not make binding doctrine. When they fall victim to these things, they are sinning and leaving the bosom of the Church, which is sure and true.
And I question how literal protestants take Scripture when there is a glaring example of how that is just not so.
The only unity of doctrine protestants share is that which came to them from the Catholic Church.
Not a single protestant came to that knowledge free of any other human influence. Not one can claim with honesty to have searched Scriptures and found those particular doctrines believable and have done so without any human tutelage. One can only claim to have accepted what they have learned from others after studying Scripture.
I never wonder at the unity of protestants regarding faith and doctrine. Instead, I am saddened by the disunity I see.
The only unity I have ever seen in protestants is in their equal disdain, disparagement and damnatory accusations against Catholics.
There is no bondage in belonging to the Church. We are not told what to think, believe or read. The Church proclaims the truth which we may accept or not accept. Unfortunately, many Catholics fall prey to the siren call of protestantism and other non Christian religions.