Favorite Protestant Thinkers or Authors

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Izdaari said:
Anglicanism is pretty diverse, as you must know. There are Reformed Anglicans, almost-Catholic Anglicans, and many more in between. I’m probably an in-between myself, being an N.T. Wright type, “Open Evangelical” is the term I think. But I’m attending an Anglo-Catholic church, and I’m quite pleased with it so far.
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The Anglican Catholic diocese is where I attended as well. Man, that was the most staunch bunch I ever did see. They really seemed to dislike both Protestants and Catholics and vocalized it constantly, yet still considering themselves the Via Media.
 
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The Anglican Catholic diocese is where I attended as well. Man, that was the most staunch bunch I ever did see. They really seemed to dislike both Protestants and Catholics and vocalized it constantly, yet still considering themselves the Via Media.
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This is pretty common in our circles as well. In very conservative, confessional Lutheran parishes, we won’t consider ourselves truly Protestant or Roman Catholic. Which is true, depending on your perspective.
 
IggyAntiochus said:
This is pretty common in our circles as well. In very conservative, confessional Lutheran parishes, we won’t consider ourselves truly Protestant or Roman Catholic. Which is true, depending on your perspective.
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I have heard that from Missouri Synod friends.
 
codefro said:
The Anglican Catholic diocese is where I attended as well. Man, that was the most staunch bunch I ever did see. They really seemed to dislike both Protestants and Catholics and vocalized it constantly, yet still considering themselves the Via Media.
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Mine is rather different, emergent and liberal-ish though orthodox (which works for me), and I have not so far heard any criticism of other church traditions.
 
Izdaari said:
Mine is rather different, emergent and liberal-ish though orthodox (which works for me), and I have not so far heard any criticism of other church traditions.
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It’s not part of the Anglican Mission in America, is it? Or is it TEC?
 
C. S. Lewis (mere Christian–no writer has influenced me more)
Robert W. Jenson (Lutheran)
Thomas F. Torrance (Reformed)
E. L. Mascall (Anglo-Catholic)
N. T. Wright (evangelical Anglican)
Martin Luther (was Luther a Lutheran?)
 
Cat said:
Much of my adult life has been shaped by Dr. James Dobson. He is a pro-life champion and has been influential in leading evangelical Protestants into pro-life activism. He is also the author of many excellent books about child-rearing, and teaches a sensible, practical, and highly-effective approach to disciplining children that worked for us.

And Charles Colson is my HERO! His book, Being the Body, is one of my Top Ten reasons for becoming Catholic. Colson is one of the intellectuals among evangelical Protestants. He is the co-founder of Evangelicals and Catholics together (along with Father Richard John Neuhaus). He is also the founder of Prison Fellowship, which offers Christians many options for obeying the Scriptures and helping prisoners.

One more–I have to put in a good word for Pastor John Ortberg! I grew up with John, and played the piano for him many times. I think if I said the words “Santa Soap” to him, he would laugh, remembering some really good times. Everyone in our youth group used to say that John would grow up to be the next Billy Graham, and we were right! Very practical teacher.

I pray that all of these men will find their way home to the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church!
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Glad someone mentioned Pastor John Ortberg, your right he is a very practical teacher - also pretty sure that Dallas Willard is big influence on Pastor Ortberg, I find Dallas Willard to be very helpful on the practical, day to day Christian Life.
 
CS Lewis and Dr. James Dobson. The book “Holding on to your Faith even when God Doesn’t make Sense” was so helpful in a crisis time in my life. Also “your God is too Small” by JB Philips.
 
Martin Luther
Daniel Defoe
C.S. Lewis
Donald Kraybill
Richard Wurmbrand
 
Berthold von Schenk for his book The Presence: An Approach to the Holy Communion.
 
C.S. Lewis, Bonhoffer and Webber. C.S. Lewis is surely support for me being an Anglican as he was. 🙂
 
Paul Tillich
Marcus Borg
John Spong
Philip Gulley
Thomas Kelly
Elton Trueblood
Richard J Foster
Arthur Roberts
Eliane Pagels
John Domminic Crossan
Burton Mack
 
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