Evangelical Theological Perspectives on Post-Vatican II Roman Catholicism

Religions and Discourse #19

by Leonardo De Chirico

De Chirico (Instituto de Formazione Evangelica e Documentazione, Padova, Italy) begins by identifying the elastic contours of Evangelical theology in its contemporary outlook. Then he examines a number of Evangelical theologians who have interacted with Roman Catholicism in general and with Roman Catholic theology in particular over the past 40 sin

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First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Leonardo De Chirico is the pastor of Breccia di Roma, a church that he helped plant in Rome in 2009. He served as Vice Chairman of the Italian Evangelical Alliance from 2003-2021 and now serves as chairman for the theological commission of the IEA.

Previously, Leonardo planted and pastored an evangelical church in Ferrara, Italy, from 1997 to 2009. He earned degrees in History (University of Bologna), Theology (ETCW, Bridgend, Wales) and Bioethics (University of Padova).

His PhD is from King's College (London); it was published as Evangelical Theological Perspectives on Post-Vatican II Roman Catholicism.

In 2015, he published A Christian Pocket Guide to Papacy and A Christian Pocket Guide to Mary: Mother of God? through Christian Focus.

He is a lecturer of Historical Theology at Istituto di Formazione Evangelica e Documentazione in Padova, Italy.

Additionally, Leonardo is the Director of the Reformanda Initiative, which aims to equip evangelical leaders to better understand and engage with Roman Catholicism, and the leader of the Rome Scholars & Leaders Network (RSLN).

Reviews

[Gordon Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

An outstanding analysis of the theological system underpinning the vast ecclesiastical reality of Roman Catholicism from and evangelical perspective. Unlike the 'atomistic' analyses so often produced, which consist simply of a laundry list of contentious points (the Mass, Mary, purgatory, etc) De Chirico is interested in discerning why the Roman Catholic church maintains these positions. Furthermore he does it in light of the pronouncements of Vatican II and in interaction with significant contemporary Catholic theologians. It is exactly the kind of systemic analysis which is demanded but of which much of evangelicalism is incapable of producing.