On Sat, 3 May 1997, Jo Ann McNamara wrote:
> In teaching ancient and medieval Christianity, I have discovered that
> most of my Christian students (who are generally protestants) have
> trouble realizing that there were no protestants in the period we cover.
I have sometimes encountered various sorts of Baptists who maintain that
their denomination represents an unbroken tradition back to John the
Baptist; when I try to say what Jo Ann says, they are quite disturbed--but
it appears to be a matter of faith with them, which puts the question
pretty much beyond argument.
Best wishes,
MW
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