Christianity's Dangerous Idea: The Protestant Revolution--A History from the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First
 

Christianity's Dangerous Idea: The Protestant Revolution--A History from the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First

by Alister McGrath

The "dangerous idea" lying at the heart of Protestantism is that the interpretation of the Bible is each individual's right and responsibility. The spread of this principle has resulted in five hundred years of remarkable innovation and adaptability, but it has also created cultural incoherence and social instability. Without any overarching authority to rein in "wayward" thought,... (read more)

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What a great book. It made me think, got me to see things from a different light. The "dangerous idea" according to McGrath, is the idea that each Christian has the right and ability to interpret Scripture. He looks at how, at the time of the Reformation, that was such a profound idea, and then traces how it has affected Protestantism through the last few hundred years. It really gave me a lot to chew on.

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