Same Words, Different Worlds: Do Roman Catholics and Evangelicals Believe the Same Gospel?

Evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics have different gospels due to their profound differences in theology and how they view the doctrines of Christ, the Church, and salvation. Same Words, Different Worlds explores whether they have the same gospel if they have core commitments that contradict, and argues that the theological framework of Roman Catholicism is not faithful to the biblical gospel.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 21 October 2021
Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press

Do Evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics share a common orthodoxy, as promoted by initiatives such as Evangelicals and Catholics Together? Or do the profound differences between Evangelical and Catholic theology and how they view the doctrines of Christ, the Church, and salvation mean they actually hold to very different gospels?

Same Words, Different Worlds explores whether Evangelicals and Catholics have the same gospel if they have core commitments that contradict. It lays out how the words used to understand the gospel are the same but differ drastically in their underlying theology. With keen insight, Leonardo de Chirico looks at various aspects of Roman Catholic theology – including Mary, the intercession of the saints, purgatory, and papal infallibility – from an Evangelical perspective to argue that the theological framework of Roman Catholicism is not faithful to the biblical gospel. Only by understanding the real differences can genuine dialogue flourish.

Same Words, Different Worlds will deepen your understanding of the differences between Evangelical and Catholic theology, and how the Reformation is not over in the church today.

Weight: 224g
Dimension: 210 x 622 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789743609