Roman Catholic Theology and Practice: An Evangelical Assessment (Biblia.com)

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In this balanced volume, Gregg Allison—an evangelical theologian and church historian—helps readers understand the nuances of Roman Catholic teaching. Walking through the official Catechism of the Catholic Church, Allison summarizes and assesses Catholic doctrine from the perspective of both Scripture and evangelical theology. Noting prominent similarities without glossing over key differences,...

to Christ as head, in the totality of his divine and human natures, together with his body, the church. For Augustine, the Pauline passages cited above cannot be understood merely metaphorically or symbolically; on the contrary, when Paul calls the church “the body of Christ,” he is describing the church in terms of its actual reality. The reason for this interpretation is the profound unity between the two through the incarnation; though ascended into heaven, Christ is still intimately united to

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