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>>16960162


1. «ANGLICANISM» IS A SUBSECT OF «PROTESTANTISM»; «PROTESTANTISM» IS ANTICHRISTIAN.

2. I RECOMMEND THESE WORKS:


— «SUMMA THEOLOGIÆ» BY: SAN TOMASSO D'AQUINO.

— «EL CASTILLO INTERIOR, O LAS MORADAS», BY: SANTA TERESA DE JESÚS.

— «CONCORDIA DEL LIBRE ARBITRIO CON LOS DONES DE LA GRACIA, Y CON LA PRESCIENCIA, PROVIDENCIA, PREDESTINACIÓN, Y REPROBACIÓN DIVINAS», BY: LUIS DE MOLINA.

— «DISPUTACIONES METAFÍSICAS», BY: FRANCISCO SUÁREZ DE TOLEDO.

>>16960162
Don't leave. Read J.I. Packer and J.C. Ryle. Find a church that is under the oversight of the Bishop of Maidstone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_of_Maidstone

John henry Newman would be perfect

>>16960162
John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua.

Newman was a rather brilliant Anglican who advanced the branch theory (Anglicanism is a valid branch of the Catholic Church) in the 19th century. The he studied and worked on the matter, the more the facts pressed him towards Catholicism.

Apologia Pro Vita Sua tells the story of his conversion -- which was a very big deal at the time, and became a best-selling book as a result.

He also wrote a fine work of theology called On the Development of Christian Doctrine.

In short, if you're seriously thinking about converting, Newman is a likely subject for your further inquiries.

>>16960213
>he’s a Catholic namefag
>on an anonymous imageboard
>he doesn’t understand that morality isn’t established by proclamation, but by example and deeds
>he seriously believes that recommending books will convince people somehow
>AND HE HAS THE CAPS LOCK BUTTON TO PROVE IT

>>16960283
*The more he studied and worked

>>16960162
>I am seriously thinking of converting to Catholicism
why? Don't tell me it's for aesthetic purposes.

The god delusion

>>16960274
This, there's a great tradition of English Catholics. Try Newman, Chesterton, and Belloc.

>>16960213
don't the German «ANGLICANISM» quotes go the other way? So that it ought to be »ANGLICANISM«

>>16960291
You’re retarded...

>>16960327
to Germans it would; not for Romance languages.

>>16960213
why did you stop using Vs in place of Us? You're the mexican schizo from a few years back right?

>>16960162
For any and all religious search.

>>16960162
The problem with Anglicanism is that it is not protestant enough. The same cancer that killed Catholicism is killing Anglicanism.

>>16960465
>not protestant enough
It would be if they actually held to the 39 Articles.

>>16960458
I daresay that might be just the book you need to read, dear anon.

>>16960162
Anglicanism should become less a generic mainline Protestant church focused on white privilege and freeing Palestine, and more of an English Shinto sect, worshipping the people and geography of England.

>>16960213
Hola Kevin

>>16960162
Read up on Tolkien's writings on Religion.

Also look up CS Lewis later apologetic work. He was about to convert to Catholicism before his death.

>>16960213
Pretty obnoxious post but thanks for the recommendations

>>16960267
Interesting. I'm not an evangelical, but I will definitely look into this

>>16960274
>>16960283
>>16960314
Newman is a really interesting guy, I will certainly check out his writings

>>16960649
Big fans of both of them. I've read CS Lewis' preface to Paradise Lost, and Greif Observed, but not a lot else. I'm looking forward to taking a really deep dive into both of their Christian writings

OP, I am not going to recommend any particularly dense work of theology to you since I don't want to overwhelm you. That will come later. You can read Aquinas, Augustine, etc. later.

For now, I will recommend the books I always recommend to people interested in Catholicism: Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI's three-part Jesus Of Nazareth series. Unlike most of Ratzinger/Benedict's stuff, this is not very theologically dense or complex. It's meant for normal readers. It's a very beautiful, compelling, prayer-filled look into what the Catholic Church teaches about Jesus Christ. I have seen it compared to the writings of the Church Fathers before. And the entire reason to convert from one branch of Christianity to another is because you're trying to find a truer relationship with Christ, right?

So, I highly recommend these books, because they will guide you on the path to doing exactly that.

>>16960480
I'd take your advice if you just weren't hearing voices.

Take your meds, go to school.

>>16961014
Thanks a lot, noted. I've heard he is a great writer

>>16960301
Mainly because of the ordination of women. And at this point gay marriage is a matter of when rather than if. I don't want to belong to a church that changes with the winds; I want unfaltering tradition. Aesthetics also plays a part, yes. Although, both Anglicanism and Catholicism have quite a broad spectrum of different aesthetics and rituals

>>16960301
Also, Anglicanism is a pretty sad shell of what it used to be. I think I'm the only person under 50 at my church. It feels like a sinking ship
Whereas the Catholic Church in England is growing quite quickly

>>16960477
unbelievably based

>>16960283
Literally a lifelong virgin

Read matthews chapter 23 and verse 6:7, before becoming a catholic

repetition in a prayer session doesn't make you louder, show trust and keep it short and sharp

>>16962988
Pretty brilliant piece of satire.
>Isis + Ra + El = Israel
Pure gold.

>>16962978
>One point that Shahak repeatedly emphasizes is that in traditional Judaism the nature of the ritual itself is absolutely uppermost, while the interpretation of the ritual is rather secondary. So perhaps a Jew who washes his hands three times clockwise might be horrified by another who follows a counter-clockwise direction, but whether the hand-washing were meant to honor God or to honor Satan would be hardly be a matter of much consequence.
https://www.unz.com/runz/american-pravda-oddities-of-the-jewish-religion/

That's what 'vain repetition' is. It's a Pharisee thing. Hardly the same as meditating on Christ's passion while you pray the rosary.

>>16963037
>a Jew who washes his hands three times clockwise might be horrified by another who follows a counter-clockwise direction

Confirmed for never having attended a Jewish ritual. It's common for parents to silently laugh with their children during the parts of the meal before graces when you're not supposed to speak. People get a great kick out of how goofy the details of the ritual can be.

>>16963083
Those people are atheists, Anon.

>>16960301
>the eternal zoomer tradcat

>>16962956
virginity=purity=salvation

>>16963108
Those people are practicing Jews

>inb4 hurr durr it's the same as atheists
So are Jew fundamentally Satanists or fundamentally atheists? Make up your mind.

>>16960162
Idk if you're familiar with the Anglican Ordinariate in the Catholic Church but if you live near one you should check it out. It seems really interesting and I hope it can grow in the future. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_ordinariate

>>16960213
Don't pay attention to this schizofaggot, he thinks he's so smart when he literally believes in magic.

>>16964504
+1

>>16967277
What are the actual differences between Catholic and Orthodox?

>>16960162
Same, but in the U.S. I remain seriously interested in Catholicism, and Islam and Judaism too, but at this point I realize that I'm quite at home in the Christian mode of my parents and of their parents too. What I appreciate is a certain openness and honesty, spirit of free inquiry, even nonchalance with respect to the spiritual concerns of others. It is the least judgemental of Christian aspects, has a glorious history, and a liturgy (prayerbook) that RC actually copied (in idea) despite its relatively brief history. If it's 'dying' then so be it, what's best does. No mode of 'protestantism' has had a more successful history: I'll never change.
Read Hooker's Ecclesiastical Polity if you haven't yet.

>>16960162
>I want to change from the Anglo globohomo church to the Latin globohomo church

>>16962988
>rather fishy

>>16967375
>t. spiritually freeze-dried cynical comic ironically over concerned with the horseshit that should concern no actual Christian
I like 4/chin/ too, but it's not my religion

>>16967322
Pretty significant theology regarding trinitarianism, ecclesiology and christology and of course liturgy and the actual piety/christian life of the laity.

>>16967322
different number of sacraments, some disagreement with catholics over things.
The Orthodox church is literally orthodox.
Also from what I've heard, it's more focused on your internal relationship with God.