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Church historians tell us (reassuringly it seems) that there really are only three big branches on the ‘family tree:’ Roman Catholic, Protestant and (the often forgotten) Orthodox. Most Protestants do not seem very distressed over the multiplicity of denominations because, in their minds, the Church of Christ is to be found invisibly scattered among all true believers.Technically speaking, we can say that Protestant ecclesiology does not hold the view that the Church is in any sense a visible organism. The Anglican Communion (present in North America as the Protestant Episcopal Church) teaches that the branches on the tree are in fact a natural and normal thing. There is no real need to worry, we are told, because in the end, we are all part of the same tree. Yet, even among the inclusive optimists, one will find a concerned admission that this visible ‘branching out’ does not look good at all, especially to non-Christians. It is difficult to convince those “on the outside” that Christians are indeed one body, united by the bond of love and concord. Everybody seems to agree that something must be done, at least for the sake of credibility.

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Author

Laurent Cleenewerck

Publisher

Euclid University Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Religion, Religious Studies