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Category Archives: Theology
Icons and the Synodikon of Orthodoxy
A yearly thanksgiving is due to God on account of that day when we recovered the Church of God, with the demonstration of the dogmas of true religion and the overthrowing of the blasphemies of wickedness. Following prophetic sayings, yielding … Continue reading
Reversible Infallibility: When a Dogma Becomes Irrelevant
Once a second-order doctrine is recognized by the Church as infallibly constitutive of the Christian faith, must it be considered irreformable under all conditions and circumstances? Historically, as George Lindbeck notes, this question “is not traditional, and therefore there are … Continue reading
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Tagged Avery Dulles, doctrine, dogma, ecumenism, George Lindbeck, immaculate conception, infallibility, transubstantiation
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May an infallible dogma lose its infallibility?
Surely the question posed in the title is absurd. How can a dogmatic statement deemed essential to the integrity of the Christian faith—that both guarantees and is guaranteed by the religion—ever be apprehended by Christians as dispensable, perhaps even meaningless? … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard Lonergan, doctrine, dogma, George Lindbeck, grammar, homoousios, infallibility, Nicaea
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The Infallibilities of Christ Pantocrator
Of all the religions of the world, George Lindbeck avers, “Christianity is the most absolutely–or outrageously–infallibilist, and therefore the one least capable of surrendering the notion of infallible dogmas” (“The Infallibility Debate,” in The Infallibility Debate, p. 120). This is … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, doctrine, dogma, George Lindbeck, Holy Tradition, infallibility, Jesus Christ, sola scriptura
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Gospel, Grammar, and the Infallibility of Dogma
Dogmas are the constitutive doctrines that define the Christian faith. Such dogmas must be believed by Christians, because they articulate essential dimensions of God’s self-revelation in Christ and thus norm the Church’s proclamation of the gospel. I have found Lutheran … Continue reading
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Tagged development of doctrine, doctrine, dogma, Eastern Orthodoxy, George Lindbeck, grammar, infallibility, Robert Jenson
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On the Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ
With special reference to the oration of Andrew, Archbishop of Crete, the Jerusalemite, On the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ (PG 97, 913-929) By Protopresbyter George Dion Dragas, PhD, DD, DTh “And when the eight days were fulfilled for … Continue reading
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Angels and people join in celebration!
by Fr Jonathan Tobias In yesterday’s trip to Hobby Lobby, it was amazing to see how many things you could get with plaques emblazoned with “He is the Reason for the Season,” and all sorts of artwork portraying angels with … Continue reading
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