tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934801.post1814190472649865973..comments2023-12-30T13:27:56.265-05:00Comments on Billy Ockham: The Point of All This Church Stuffmousestalkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640977915382623244noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934801.post-1355401377624955802008-12-20T12:04:00.000-05:002008-12-20T12:04:00.000-05:00Hi Matthew,Interesting blog and commentary. I foll...Hi Matthew,<BR/><BR/>Interesting blog and commentary. I followed the links from StandFirm to Dr. Mabuse to here - was half expecting to find TWBSF and friends in hot pursuit.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure whether this is an option where you are located, but please do consider crossing the Bosporus. There are a significant number of former Episcopalians in all of the Eastern Orthodox churches - the OCA now has a Metropolitan (Jonah) who is a convert and a former member of ECUSA. Some of the churches have a western rite (Antiochian, ROCA). The EO churches are not without their problems, but theological incoherence is not one of them, and the sheer beauty of the entire Orthodox package more than offsets the unfamiliarity and loss of some reference points in the worship.<BR/><BR/>SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934801.post-85313212616234827912008-12-19T09:03:00.000-05:002008-12-19T09:03:00.000-05:00It's a fair question as far as what Cranmer what w...It's a fair question as far as what Cranmer what would have wished. As for me, I have a fairly earthy view of why he was a Protestant in the first place.<BR/><BR/>I've always thought Cranmer more than anyone, was the quintessential Anglican martyr. He truly was a man with a lofty mind and clay feet.<BR/><BR/>Perpetua, I'm interested in where we will turn up as well. Every time we come close to a decision, something comes up. <BR/><BR/>In all likelihood we'll decide not on theology or on worship, but on convenience and driving distance. I wish I could be more high-minded, but there you are.mousestalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640977915382623244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934801.post-58921429681020820632008-12-19T08:46:00.000-05:002008-12-19T08:46:00.000-05:00I wonder what Cranmer would have thought, if he co...I wonder what Cranmer would have thought, if he could have foreseen what it would turn into, that candle he and Ridley lit with their martyrdom? Would he have thought it was worth it, if the end result would be pampered, petted heretics offending even common human decency? Would Rome really have looked that bad to a man of that era, compared to early 21st century Episcopalianism?Dr. Mabusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792194424034622756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934801.post-79859535893958407572008-12-17T13:55:00.000-05:002008-12-17T13:55:00.000-05:00Hi Matthew,I just read your comment over at Dr. Ma...Hi Matthew,<BR/>I just read your comment over at Dr. Mabuse's place. I look forward to reading posts on your decision process as you decide what church to join.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632860530530786486noreply@blogger.com