Luther: The Rest of the Story
Martin Luther was the most important figure of the Protestant Reformation. In this series of three talks, I discuss Luther's life and experiences leading up to his break with the Catholic Church and beyond. While the Church has never insisted that everything Luther had to say in his critique of the Church at the time was wrong, Catholics do insist that the solutions he offered, summarized by two key doctrines, justification by faith alone (sola fide) and Scripture as the Christian's sole and sufficient infallible rule of faith and practice (sola scriptura) were wrong and have been a disaster for Christianity. How so?
Sola Scriptura: Cracked Foundation of the Protestant Worldview
There's no question: The issue of authority is the key issue separating the Catholic and Protestant worldviews. At the time of the Reformation, millions rejected the idea that there existed on earth a unified spiritual authority, represented by the Catholic Church, and took their stand on the authority of Scripture alone. In this series of six talks, we go straight to the heart of the issue, arguing that the foundational Protestant principle of sola scriptura is simply unscriptural, unhistorical, unworkable and, ultimately, illogical. Let me know if you agree!
John Calvin: Inside the Protestant Mind
We accept with respect and affection our Protestant brothers and sisters in Christ. We also want them to come home to the Catholic Church. Well, if we're to win them, we have to understand them. In my experience, most Catholics have no clue as to how Protestant's think. In this series of three talks, I use the life of the greatest theologian of the Reformation, John Calvin, as a window into the Protestant mind. What insights can we gain from his life that might help us as we seek to call our separated brethren home? Join me to find out.