Baptists and the Veneration of Saints
According to Jonah Bissell, "We Baptists are not as different from the Catholics and Orthodox as we might think."
The veneration of Christian saints is a practice that distinguishes Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity from Protestantism.
- This practice is well documented in late antiquity and beyond.
- It was a unifying feature among Mediterranean Christians in the pre-modern world.
We Baptists are not as different from the Catholics and Orthodox as we might think
After the Protestant Reformation, the veneration of saints became a distinctive feature of Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity, opposed by Protestantism.
Protestant figures have written against the practice of saint veneration in sermons, tractates, and treatises throughout the centuries.
Author's summary: Baptists share similarities with Catholics and Orthodox.
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