The Conflict with Rome shows the Catholic and Protestant theologian just what has happened to the original issues of protest. His thesis seems to hinge on this precise fact of growing opposit on on the one hand and growing affinity on the other, not so much in social and political activity, but in the understanding of the fundamental principles of Christianity. Berkouwer's discussion of the areas of coHflict with Rome, offered with the authority of a recognized theologian, has this natural limitation also, but he is -objective and thorough enough to >.cknowledge it. For this reason any record or commentary on the relationships between Protestantism and Catholicism is bound to have a certain incompleteness about it. The Reformation is a process, an unendi!lg one which leads either back to Rome or further away from even its own starting point. Philadelphia: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1957. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:ΔΆ94 BOOK REVIEWS The Conflict with Rome.
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