Legalism is a perennial tendency in religion, at least in the three Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. But so is a reactive anti-legalism. Speaking of the Christian tradition ...

John Wesley spoke about “experimental religion.” Exactly ... was the propensity for these churches to get sidetracked into legalism. In each case, you can trace their histories and find ...

The case of the two most recent CDF decisions about baptism arose in Catholic contexts, largely from bad theology and priests or deacons who felt entitled to engage in “Sunday morning Improv ...

Legalism succeeds where the ethics of rule ... No soldier can beat that. The ABC’s Religion and Ethics portal is home to religious reporting & analysis, ethical discussion & philosophical ...

"Legalism was my slow torture," said Hurn ... of Expo Square on "How God Moved Me Into Grace." Bill Sherman, World religion writer, can be reached at 581-8398 or via e-mail at bill.sherman@ ...