
What It Means to Be Protestant
The Case for an Always-Reforming Church
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Mike Lenz
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Gavin Ortlund
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These days many evangelicals are exploring the more sacramental, liturgical, and historically conscious church traditions, including Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. This hunger for historical rootedness is a welcome phenomenon—but unfortunately, many assume that this need can only be met outside of Protestant contexts.
In What it Means to Be Protestant, Gavin Ortlund draws from both his scholarly work in church history and his personal experience in ecumenical engagement to offer a powerful defense of the Protestant tradition. Retrieving classical Protestant texts and arguments, he exposes how many of the contemporary objections leveled against Protestants are rooted in caricature. Ultimately, he shows that historic Protestantism offers the best pathway to catholicity and historical rootedness for Christians today.
In his characteristically charitable and irenic style, Ortlund demonstrates that the 16th century Reformation represented a genuine renewal of the gospel. This does not entail that Protestantism is without faults. But because it is built upon the principle of semper reformanda (always reforming), Protestantism is capable of reforming itself according to Scripture as the ultimate authority. This scholarly and yet accessible book breaks new ground in ecumenical theology and will be a staple text in the field for many years to come.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-02-2025
Every Christian needs to read this book
The book is simply outstanding. I judge books by the amount of notes I take while reading it, as the better the book, the more things it leaves me to reflect on.
I have literally lost count of my notes on this book, it’s just that good.
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- Alex M
- 01-02-2025
A Must Read For All Christians
A must read for all Christians, especially for Protestant and open minded Roman Catholics. Unfortunately many contemporary Evangelicals are ignorant on the essential points regarding Classical Protestan theology (Reformed, Anglican, Lutheran)
The author does a fantastic job in articulating the historical Protestant and Roman Catholic positions while at the same time being Christ like and humble. I recommend all Protestant Colleges/Seminaries make this book apart of the curriculum.
To God be the glory!
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