Doctrine and Change in Western Conservative Dogmatics: The Examples of Michael Seewald and Kevin J. Vanhoozer

The Roman Catholic Church and the various Protestant Churches still represent largest most visible expressions of institutionalized religion in Western Europe North America. Yet, both Christian strands find themselves sorts peril, for especially Europe, membership participation are declining, influence on dimensions contexts society is shrinking, some regions, public associates churches more with meaninglessness, backwardness, or outright scandal. Whatever specifics churches’ statuses, reasons these overall trends complex. One crucial factor success (or lack thereof) mediation between a change cultural climate one, very essence Christianity another: so, while seem to welcome any sort change, others would rather want ‘go back’ better days, which suspected lay past. Typical ‘practical’ examples, trajectories become tangible, could be issues such as abortion, education, role women church, however, likewise, positions occur somewhat abstract discussions gender, or, recently, management pandemic positioning oneself context war.