A passionate rapprochement.I enjoyed Michael Potemra's review of Is the Reformation Reformation, religious revolution that took place in Western Europe in the 16th cent. It arose from objections to doctrines and practices in the medieval church (see Roman Catholic Church) and ultimately led to the freedom of dissent (see Protestantism). Over? by Mark Noll Mark A. Noll (born 1946), Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, is a progressive evangelical Christian scholar. In 2005, Noll was named by Time Magazine as one of the twenty-five most influential evangelicals in America. and Carolyn Nystron ("One Church, After All," July 18). Potemra's comments about Catholics and evangelicals coming closer together during the last 40 years are spot-on, and an excellent example is Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ. Obviously all Christians agree with the centrality of Christ's resurrection resurrection (rĕz'ərĕk`shən) [Lat.,=rising again], arising again from death to life. The emergence of Jesus from the tomb to live on earth again for 40 days as told in the Gospels has been from the beginning the central fact of to the Christian faith. But the film itself is very Catholic: After Jesus, the most important character is the Blessed Mother; the Shroud of Turin The Shroud of Turin (or Turin Shroud) is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have been physically traumatized in a manner consistent with crucifixion. It is being kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy. is included; and there are parts of the communion prayer recited at Mass. The fervor with which Christians of all denominations embraced the film speaks very much to the rapprochement discussed in Potemra's review. Richard DiNardo Stafford, Va. |
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