Protestants

salt-n-light said:

It would be good if people can join me on my quest to read this book called " Protestants: The Faith that Made the modern world" by Alec Ryrie. So far its been insightful.

I figured that it would be a good thing to know how all these denominations came about, how they branched, and how it affect society. I hear alot of how people want to do away with religion, but fail to see how much of an impact it has made in society and how much of how we see the world has been affected by some of the pioneers of Protestantism. Plus I'm a Protestant, so also is cool to understand my lineage per say.

I already appreciate how this book is not sugarcoated, it gives the good, bad, and ugly of the journey, where it gives accounts and context and leaves it to the reader to form their own opinions on certain events.

Anyone care to read along with me?

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salt-n-light said:

It would be good if people can join me on my quest to read this book called " Protestants: The Faith that Made the modern world" by Alec Ryrie. So far its been insightful.

I figured that it would be a good thing to know how all these denominations came about, how they branched, and how it affect society. I hear alot of how people want to do away with religion, but fail to see how much of an impact it has made in society and how much of how we see the world has been affected by some of the pioneers of Protestantism. Plus I'm a Protestant, so also is cool to understand my lineage per say.

I already appreciate how this book is not sugarcoated, it gives the good, bad, and ugly of the journey, where it gives accounts and context and leaves it to the reader to form their own opinions on certain events.

Anyone care to read along with me?

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salt-n-light said:

It would be good if people can join me on my quest to read this book called " Protestants: The Faith that Made the modern world" by Alec Ryrie. So far its been insightful.

I figured that it would be a good thing to know how all these denominations came about, how they branched, and how it affect society. I hear alot of how people want to do away with religion, but fail to see how much of an impact it has made in society and how much of how we see the world has been affected by some of the pioneers of Protestantism. Plus I'm a Protestant, so also is cool to understand my lineage per say.

I already appreciate how this book is not sugarcoated, it gives the good, bad, and ugly of the journey, where it gives accounts and context and leaves it to the reader to form their own opinions on certain events.

Anyone care to read along with me?

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Heavenhome said:

I would be interested in reading it but it will take a couple of weeks to get it. I will search for it later.

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faroukfarouk said:

I wonder if the Ryrie in question is related to the Charles Ryrie of the Ryrie Study Bible fame?

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salt-n-light said:

Same here, and the Christian books are more of either an bio of the preacher or self-help. They do have the Bible (KJV) on the shelves from someone to take out so that’s still comforting for me.

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salt-n-light said:

It would be good if people can join me on my quest to read this book called " Protestants: The Faith that Made the modern world" by Alec Ryrie. So far its been insightful.

I figured that it would be a good thing to know how all these denominations came about, how they branched, and how it affect society. I hear alot of how people want to do away with religion, but fail to see how much of an impact it has made in society and how much of how we see the world has been affected by some of the pioneers of Protestantism. Plus I'm a Protestant, so also is cool to understand my lineage per say.

I already appreciate how this book is not sugarcoated, it gives the good, bad, and ugly of the journey, where it gives accounts and context and leaves it to the reader to form their own opinions on certain events.

Anyone care to read along with me?

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salt-n-light said:

Nice! I’ve just passed halfway, and my goodness, I didn’t realized how much craziness went down....

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salt-n-light said:

It’s a dangerous read. At moments I felt appalled, but stimutaneouely in awe. How denominations came to be, it’s involvement with major key events in world history.

Protestants are both lovers and fighters, and that passion have presented themselves in such monumental ways. It gives me that feeling of watching a street preacher with a sign, where part of me feel that cringiness of how fervent they are sharing the gospel and wants to critique and at the same time feel that get fired up at how committed and unwavering their faith is.

It reminds me of some quite out of a manga where the people are trying to get rid of these huge Titans, one of soildiers said “ these leaders may be sending soildiers to a sure death, but they are great because they are willing to forgo their humanity to defeat the Titans”. And that’s the energy I get from reading the book, they are willing to be martyrs to have the gospel survive. And as ugly as it is, I’m grateful for that.

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Shoetoyou said:

I just received it yesterday, though I haven’t yet had a chance to look at it.

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faroukfarouk said:

So did you look at it today yet?

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