Saturday, August 25, 2012


Navigating the "Three Streams:" Some Second Thoughts about a Popular Typology

Navigating the "Three Streams:" Some Second Thoughts about a Popular Typology

By Dr. Gillis Harp
www.virtueonline.org
August 24, 2012

As theologically conservative Anglicans have in recent years sought to cooperate in constructing an orthodox Anglican province in North America, many have referred to the process as a coming together of "three streams." Usually, they are referring to Catholic, Evangelical (or Protestant) and Pentecostal (or Charismatic) traditions or "tributaries" being channeled into a single "river." It is difficult to determine exactly where this model originated. Church of South India Bishop Lesslie Newbigin wrote a short book, The Household of God, back in 1953 that referred to these three elements and how their distinctive characteristics complimented each other.[i]

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