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Church History Curialism is the position that the Roman Pontiff or Pope has ultimate authority over the church and is "the vicar of Christ on earth… entrusted with the keys of the kingdom as Peter's proper heir. Therefore, he ha[s] final authority, even over the gathered consensus of councils." Conciliarism, on the other hand, posits that "church councils were to be the voice of tradition, wielding authority over the most prestigious of popes." These two positions clashed on many occasions, two of which were the "Great Western Schism" (1378-1417) and the Council of Constance (1414-1418), the latter in which it had seemed that conciliarism had won.
April 12, 2025 ⏱ 6 min read draft
Church History The Westminster Confession of Faith systematically represents the Christian faith and doctrine. Since its conception, it has been well received by Christians of all denominations and remains relevant for Christians and churches worldwide today. Primarily, the Confession "[is] as much used now in Anglo-Presbyterian Churches as ever, and [has] more vitality and influence than any other Calvinistic Confession."
August 15, 2024 ⏱ 9 min read draft
Church History In the fourteenth and early fifteenth century, the Roman Catholic church was haunted by a period of papal contest. The papacy's move to Avignon was one that was supported by many and condemned by others. These events lead to two popes within Catholicism: a pope in Rome and another in Avignon.
July 13, 2024 ⏱ 6 min read draft
Biographies Gisbertus Voetius, a pioneer in terms of Protestant missiology and a Dutch Reformed theologian, served the Lord on this Earth from 1589-1676. He was a minister, theologian, and professor during a vital time in European Christianity called the Dutch Second Reformation or Further Reformation, a continuation of the Protestant Reformation in the Netherlands. Voetius was the first Protestant theologian to write a complete, comprehensive missiological work.
September 16, 2023 ⏱ 10 min read draft