It almost seems like there are interesting federalist parallels here -- that the RC and Orthodox churches are organized based on strong, central governance, and other Christian denominations are more decentralized. It's Adams vs. Jefferson! (no offense meant to anyone...not trying to minimize theological differences)
It almost seems like there are interesting federalist parallels here -- that the RC and Orthodox churches are organized based on strong, central governance, and other Christian denominations are more decentralized. It's Adams vs. Jefferson! (no offense meant to anyone...not trying to minimize theological differences)Very cogent observation. Many of our founding fathers had at least a Protestant and specifically Calvinist education--and John Calvin in particular helped define (from the Bible) the basis of representative leadership (rule by elders or deacons) found in most Protestant churches (theologically Calvinist or not) today.
That we providentially also have a representative secular government--from a constitution formed by Calvinistical Protestant educated (that doesn't make them Calvinist or even necessarily Christian) founders I think is no accident.
(but hey, Calvinists like me never think anything is by accident...)