A Smorgasbord of Reformed Thinking

Is popping up all over the place – especially on Anglican blogs.

David Ould, over at Stand Firm, addressed the very topic touched upon in the comments on my previous posting, “Anglicanism and The New Calvinism.”  Ould, helpfully, I think, goes back to the formative period of Anglicanism and considers what we mean by the words “reformed” and “catholic.”  Specifically, he examines this question through the lens of John Jewel (one of my personal heroes – whose name “Jewel” my son, Nick, carries as his middle name).

Ould writes:

Much is made in our current Anglican discussions about what it means to be both “Reformed” and “Catholic”. Some would suggest that it means a compromise between Roman Catholic theology and some type of “Reform”. For others it is simply a description of the middle ground that Elizabeth attempted to steer after the excesses of her sister Mary’s reign.

But how did the original 16^th Reformers view this matter? What defence of their position did they provide?

As you might expect, Jewel will argue that it is the reformers who are truly “catholic” .

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