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Little_Boy_Lost
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My friends like him a lot, but is his work and his interpretations amendable to eastern views, or is he pretty straight RC?
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Phillip_Rolfes
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Some of his work and interpretations are very compatible with Byzantine Christianity. Check out his interpretation of original sin in “A Father Who Keeps His Promises,” it comes across as very “Byzantine” so to speak. His covenant theology is likewise very compatible, especially since a good deal of our liturgical hymns contain references to coventant, blessings, curses, etc. The only thing of his that I’ve found is not too compatible is his method of defending Papal Infallibility. He tries to make his defense biblical, but there is simply no real biblical defense for it. Not saying it’s wrong, just saying that it can’t be defended from Scripture unless one is reading the interpretion into Scriptures.
Still, I highly recommend him. Dr. Hahn is also very steeped in the early Fathers. This comes out quite a bit in his work, although he rarely makes explicit reference to any Father. Obviously his preference is for St. Augustine, but other Patristic influences are also very present in his work.
By the way, I’ve had him for a couple of classes. Even if you don’t agree with him from a Byzantine perspective, his work is still worth looking at.
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I_Thirst
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I’m reading through a book on mystagogy that Scott Hahn wrote with Mark Aquilina called Living the Mysteries. It has entire sections that extensively quote St. Basil, St. John Chrysostom, St. Clement of Alexandria, St. Gregory of Nyssa. Lots of Eastern Fathers!
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Phillip_Rolfes
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I haven’t read that one. Sounds like I should.
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I_Thirst
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The book isn’t really by Hanh & Aquilina as much as it is edited by them, for it is really comprised of selected passages from the Early Church Fathers. Lately, I’ve been reading a section every evening.
It is also recommended, and it is set up in this manner, that it be read in the period from Easter to Pentecost, the period of Mystagogy. Since mystagogy is neverending, it can be read at any time.
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ChadS
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That’s a great book. I actually have a signed copy of the book by both Hahn and Aquilina. I met both of them at a conference in our diocese and they were there promoting the book shortly after it was released.
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Ahimsa
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When Hahn was considering joining the Catholic Church, he didn’t give much time to considering Orthodoxy.
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