The Protestant’s Dilemma: How the Reformation’s Shocking Consequences Point to the Truth of Catholicism
Overview
In The Protestant’s Dilemma, Devin Rose argues with solid evidence, compelling reason, and gentle humor how the major tenets of Protestantism—if honestly pursued to their furthest extent—wind up in dead ends of absurdity. Rose patiently unpacks the one solution to this problem: Catholic truth. In each instance, he shows how Catholicism solves the Protestant’s dilemma through the witness of Scripture, Christian history, and the authority which Christ has given his Church. The Protestant’s Dilemma is the perfect book to give non-Catholics trying to work through their own nagging doubts, or for Catholics looking for a fresh way to deepen their understanding of the Faith.
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- Shows how Catholicism solves the Protestant’s dilemma
- Presents non-Catholics with a foundation for understanding the Faith
- Examines the witness of Scripture, Chrisitan history, and the authority of the Church
Top Highlights
“If the true Church is invisible, it becomes impossible to determine who has authority to excommunicate another” (Page 33)
“Being excommunicated from the Church makes sense only if the Church is a visible unity that one can be cut off from.” (Page 33)
“Rome and Ignatius of Antioch, in the late first and early second centuries, testify to the authority given bishops as successors to the apostles.” (Page 30)
“Christ failed to keep his Church together and protected from adulterated teachings for even one generation beyond his life on Earth.” (Page 31)
“how closely Christ associates himself with his Church when he knocks Saul (who later becomes Paul) off his horse” (Page 29)
As a former Protestant pastor, I wish that I had read The Protestant’s Dilemma years ago. Devin Rose serves as a theological tour guide, leading the Protestant from the parlor of Martin Luther to the high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica. Along the way, he demonstrates that each and every step toward the Catholic Church conforms to Sacred Scripture and Church history. This is the guidebook to get you from the Reformation to Rome.
—Taylor Marshall, author, The Crucified Rabbi: Judaism & the Origins of Catholicism
The Protestant’s Dilemma is different from other books written by Catholic converts. Devin Rose takes his reader on a dialectical journey, showing that the beliefs we share with our Protestant friends are only authoritative on ecclesiastical grounds that our Protestant friends reject. Working within the tradition of Socratic reasoning, Rose provides a compelling case for the Catholic Faith.
—Francis J. Beckwith, professor of philosophy and church-state studies, and co-director of the Program in Philosophical Studies of Religion, Baylor University
- Title: The Protestant’s Dilemma: How the Reformation’s Shocking Consequences Point to the Truth of Catholicism
- Author: Devin Rose
- Publisher: Catholic Answers
- Print Publication Date: 2014
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Pages: 224
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Catholic Church › Doctrines--Miscellanea; Catholic Church › Apologetic works; Protestantism › Apologetic works; Theology, doctrinal
- ISBNs: 9781938983610, 9781938983627, 9781938983634, 1938983610, 1938983629, 1938983637
- Resource ID: LLS:PRTSTNTSDLMM
- Resource Type: Monograph
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