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Came across this article from the Catholic News Service and thought it was exciting news. Since a ‘reversion’ story basically, I thought I’d place it here as opposed to Catholic News or Apologetics.
BECKWITH May-16-2007 (880 words) xxxn
Prominent evangelical theologian returns to Catholic Church
By Jerry Filteau
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The return of a prominent evangelical philosopher and theologian to the Catholic Church, his childhood home, has provoked a storm of controversy in the evangelical community.
Francis J. Beckwith is a tenured associate professor of church-state studies at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, the largest Baptist university in the world. He resigned as president of the Evangelical Theological Society May 5, after entering into full communion with the Catholic Church a week earlier.
…the rest of the article
I’m impressed once again with the influence of the writings of the early church fathers in bringing people home to the Church.
I wonder if the writings are available in audio format. The people I know who’d most benefit from having their ears and hearts opened are not readers. They’ll IPod and listen to CDs, but reading is too single-task oriented for them. They’re multi-taskers.
BECKWITH May-16-2007 (880 words) xxxn
Prominent evangelical theologian returns to Catholic Church
By Jerry Filteau
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The return of a prominent evangelical philosopher and theologian to the Catholic Church, his childhood home, has provoked a storm of controversy in the evangelical community.
Francis J. Beckwith is a tenured associate professor of church-state studies at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, the largest Baptist university in the world. He resigned as president of the Evangelical Theological Society May 5, after entering into full communion with the Catholic Church a week earlier.
…the rest of the article
I’m impressed once again with the influence of the writings of the early church fathers in bringing people home to the Church.
I wonder if the writings are available in audio format. The people I know who’d most benefit from having their ears and hearts opened are not readers. They’ll IPod and listen to CDs, but reading is too single-task oriented for them. They’re multi-taskers.