Word: protestantitis
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THE CRUCIFIED GOD, by Jürgen Moltmann (Harper & Row; 346 pages; $10). Even when he was lecturing in the U.S. after publication of his Theology of Hope in 1967, this German Protestant theologian offered no vision of an easily won future: behind the hope of Christ's Resurrection...
In the judgment of many biblical scholars, especially mainstream Protestants in the U.S. and Europe, a number of these scriptural issues have long been resolved. But others are still being examined. Roman Catholics especially, who contributed little to biblical research for centuries after the Reformation, are enthusiastically at work, encouraged...
REVISED STANDARD VERSION (1952). A U.S Protestant product that preserves the literary strength of the King James, with updated wording and changes based on more authentic texts. It is under continuing revision, with the next likely change to be elimination of "thee" and "thou" when addressing the Deity. Widely accepted...
NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (1970). An elegant, churchly, yet readable British version under Anglican-Protestant auspices, drawn from ancient texts without depending on previous translations. Apocrypha available.
When the Communists took over in 1949, there were roughly 4 million Roman Catholics and Protestant Christians in China, 13,000 missionaries, and a widespread Christian influence in schools and universities. In a 1950 speech, Premier Chou En-lai promised religious freedom, and the country's 1954 constitution guaranteed...