Sola fide is shorthand for the central issue of the Reformation, the material cause, which was the question of justification.

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Oxford University professor and acclaimed Newman expert Paul Shrimpton says the newest doctor of the Church ‘foresaw the world we live in and tried to prepare Christians to face it.’ ...

Perhaps due to Bridgwater's strong Protestantism at the time, the townsfolk celebrated with more gusto than elsewhere, ...

The Nicene Creed was formulated 1,700 years ago in AD 325 at the Council of Nicaea. Later, one clause in it called the ...

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Introduction In 1549, Christianity was introduced to Japan by Francis Xavier. It spread rapidly amid the chaos of the Sengoku period (Warring States) through its ties with trade, gaining as many as ...

Lutheranism is one of the largest denominations of Christianity, with over 70 million members worldwide, according to The ...