Sola Scriptura and the Great Tradition
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What is the relationship between tradition and Scripture? How did the Reformers answer this question? Today, there are many who claim sola scriptura but abandon the creedal heritage of the past; many who adopt the Bible as the ultimate authority yet who give no room for the subordinate but real authority of the Christian tradition. How might a closer study of the Reformers and their retrieval of the Christian tradition as authoritative help us balance the place of Scripture and tradition in theological discourse? Episode 9 of Quick to Listen is a brief selection from the introductory lecture of Dr. Robert Letham's new full course module, Theology of the Holy Spirit. This module is a study of the Holy Spirit in the mode of Reformed catholicity, asking not only what Scripture says, but what has the Spirit said through the Church? This initial lecture sample is a great peek into the posture of the rest of this course.