Catch Hold Of An Eastern Orthodox Response To Evangelical Claims Illustrated By Paul OCallaghan In Print
is a succinct, rational, factual response by the Orthodox Church to common Evangelical beliefs and misconceptions about their teachings, Many of them are ones I was told and taught by my teachers when I was a young Christian Evangelical, This booklet, in its Q amp A response format, shows how many of these are either in error, caricatures of what Orthodox actually do believe, or cases themselves where Evangelicals are either cherrypicking scripture or Evangelicals formulating their own dogma in reaction to past abuses by the Roman Catholic Church centuries ago instead of following the practice of the original Christian Church.
Most of the Orthodox responses
are scriptural, logical, and factual, However, in one section dealing with infant baptism, the Orthodox response was weak and tautological,
Overall, this booklet is a good reference for Orthodox to address the common challenges to their beliefs from Evangelicals, for Evangelicals to get their questions/ concerns addressed about what Orthodox actually believe, and for those transitioning from Evangelical Christianity to catechism into the Orthodox Church.
It is bold, brief, and concise, Written in a clear and concise question and answer format, In advancing their doctrinal claims many evangelicals betray a shocking ignorance of those whom they attack, such as the Orthodox, Written by an Orthodox priest, this booklet has been prepared to help Orthodox Christians respond to some of the most common fundamentalist claims, The method followed is claim and response, Helps Orthodox reader gain a better understanding of his/her own faith, .