Tag Archives: sanctification

The Grand Question: Hooker, Newman, and the Council of Trent

Posted on 2 September 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

The justification of sinners—this is “the grand question which hangeth yet in controversy between us and the Church of Rome.” Thus declared the great Anglican Divine Richard Hooker. Hooker notes that Anglicans and Catholics agree on many points about justification. … Continue reading →

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Hell as Universal Purgatory

Posted on 28 September 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“A human being cannot fail to love the Christ who is revealed in him, and he cannot fail to love himself revealed in Christ” (The Bride of the Lamb, p. 459). This striking statement represents, perhaps, the most provocative claim … Continue reading →

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Jerry Walls: The Purgatory of Ebenezer Scrooge

Posted on 24 August 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Let’s try a thought experiment: upon reading this sentence, you experience a massive heart attack and die (God forbid!); but because you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, you awaken into the dazzling presence of the Father, Son, and Holy … Continue reading →

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Jerry Walls: The Necessity of Purgatory

Posted on 22 August 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Purgatory—speak the word and Protestant Christians will quickly shake their heads with disapproval. Here is a doctrine that decisively undermines the good news of God’s gift of salvation in Jesus Christ. The Anglican Articles of Religion describe it as “repugnant … Continue reading →

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Oecumenical Grace: The Protestant Gospel

Posted on 19 June 2014 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Compared to the previous chapters in The Theology of Grace and the Oecumenical Movement, the chapter devoted to the Protestant understanding of grace is too brief and to my mind unsatisfactory. In the ecumenical dialogue from which this book arose, … Continue reading →

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