[Canticle_of_Deborah]

I question the veracity of the list. It doesn't appear valid, not that that stops anyone here.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

On Sin

Christ: "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are fornication . . . murder . . . and suchlike. And concerning these I warn you, they who do such things will not attain the Kingdom of God." (Galatians 5:19-21)

Luther: "Sin boldly but believe more boldly. Let your faith be greater than your sin . . . Sin will not destroy us in the reign of the Lamb, although we were to commit fornication a thousand times in one day." (Letter to Melanchthon, August 1, 1521, Audin p. 178)

Tell me again why I should believe in Luther's "Sola Scriptura"?

[drstevej]

***I question the veracity of the list. It doesn't appear valid, not that that stops anyone here.***

Question it if you wish. There is no rational basis to do so. FACTS sometimes sting don't they.

Do you question that Popes had illegitimate kids too?

[drstevej]

Hans J. Hillerbrand

Hans holds the Ph.D. from the University of Erlangen in Germany; has served on the faculties of Duke, City University of NY, and Southern Methodist and has held visiting appointments at three universities in Germany and one in Canada. He has held a number of administrative appointments as well, having served as chair of the Religion Department and as Interim Dean of Arts and Sciences at Duke, where he continues to hold a faculty appointment, and as Provost at Southern Methodist and Dean of Graduate Studies and Provost at CUNY.

His record of scholarship is truly impressive. He has published 15 books, most of which are about the Protestant Reformation; more than 50 articles; and well over 100 book reviews. He also serves as co-editor of the journal Church History and is serving or has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, the Journal of the History of Ideas, and Sixteenth Century Journal. His academic stature is further reflected by his current or previous membership on the governing boards of the American Academy of Religion, the Renaissance Society of America, and the Center for Reformation Research. He is the immediate past president of the American Society of Church History.