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Retrieving the Tradition and Renewing Evangelicalism: A Primer for Suspicious Protestants

Retrieving the Tradition and Renewing Evangelicalism: A Primer for Suspicious Protestants
Williams, Daniel H.
Eerdmans, 1999
ISBN: 978-0-8028-4668-6


A learned and uniquely constructive book that gently urges "suspicious" Christians to reclaim the patristic roots of their faith. Written to help Protestant Christians recognize the early church fathers as an essential part of their faith, this book is addressed primarily to the evangelical, independent, and free church communities, who remain largely suspicious of church history and the relationship between Scripture and tradition. D. H. Williams clearly explains why every branch of today's church owes its heritage to the doctrinal foundation laid by post-apostolic Christianity. Based on solid historical scholarship, this volume shows that embracing the "catholic" roots of the faith will not lead to the loss of Protestant distinctiveness but is essential for preserving the Christian vision in our rapidly changing world.