Peter Leithart: The importance of doctrine in ecumenism (End of Protestantism 3)
Peter Leithart
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27 September 2016
20 August 2025
"Evangelicals often charge that the ecumenical movement hasn't been serious about doctrine. . . . In fact, it's the denominational system that doesn't take doctrine seriously." One of the unforeseen results of the Reformation was the shattering fragmentation of the church. Protestant tribalism was and continues to be a major hindrance to any solution to Christian division and its cultural effects. In The End of Protestantism: Pursuing Unity in a Fragmented Church (Brazos Press, 2016), influential thinker Peter Leithart critiques American denominationalism in the context of global and historic Christianity, calls for an end to Protestant tribalism, and presents a vision for the future church that transcends post-Reformation divisions. Read more at http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/the-end-of-protestantism/375370.
