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You Know What You Need? Another Newsletter

Coming Soon: "What is the Church?"

Myles Werntz

May 11, 2023

Dear Reader,

In an attempt to get some clarity for myself, I’m creating a separate newsletter to begin asking some fundamental questions. As I finish up a book for Baker Academic on this question, and find myself teaching several different courses on this question, I wanted to have a space to process some of these things aloud, and to bring you along for the ride.

Or rather, to answer just one question: “What is the Church?”

“Ecclesiology” is the formal name for the doctrine of the church, in which we ask questions about what kind of organism this thing is, where it comes from, and what it does. In this newsletter, I’ll be able to scratch some itches, offer occasional essays, and host interviews with some smart people as we tease this question out. This will be an occasional kind of newsletter, so no promises on frequency: just a promise on its singular focus.

Come check it out!

What Is The Church?

Coming soon

You know what you need? Another Substack. One devoted entirely to one question: “What is the church?” In this Substack, you’ll find occasional essays, readings, open questions, interviews, and more as we chase down this one perennial question. Paid subscribers will get Zoom discussions, interviews, and some other grab bag stuff…

5 months ago · Myles Werntz