Xulon Press presents an enlightening theological exploration
into the often misunderstood relationship of Catholics and
Evangelicals.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Author Fr. Dimitri Sala presents readers with a much needed
explanation to clear up a continuous misunderstanding in The
Stained Glass Curtain: Crossing the Evangelical-Catholic Divide to
Find Our Common Heritage ($15.49,
paperback, 9781662816352; $23.99 ,
hard cover, 9781662879760; $6.99,
e-book, 9781662816369).
After I had my conversion, I began to
fellowship with Evangelical Christians of all kinds, including
Catholics. But many of my Protestant brethren challenged me about
being Catholic.
According to Fr. Dimitri Sala,
the relationship between Catholics and Evangelicals is a story of
power plays and politics, misunderstandings and bitterness. He
explains that this is an inherited realm of ideas and beliefs. He
further explains that even in a post-Iron Curtain era, Christians
still maintain a "Stained Glass Curtain" of mutual suspicion and
mistrust. Addressing the claim that Catholicism preaches another
gospel, Father Dimitri Sala
disagrees. In fact, he claims that when it comes to the basic
message of salvation, the teaching and preaching of Evangelicals do
not differ. Combining his own testimony, authoritative Catholic
sources and passages from the Bible, the author helps readers
embrace the reality of this common heritage. Impressively, this
book has been given the Imprimatur of the Catholic Church, an
official declaration of ecclesiastical authority that the material
in the publication is free from doctrinal and moral error.
When asked why he wrote this book, Fr. Dimitri Sala said, "After I had my conversion, I
began to fellowship with Evangelical Christians of all kinds,
including Catholics. But many of my Protestant brethren challenged
me about being Catholic. So I began to 'do my homework' and study
what the Catholic Church officially teaches. I found out that what
people—even Catholics—think we teach is often enough not what our
Church officially teaches. In discovering that such widespread
misinformation was part of what formed barriers between Catholics
and Evangelicals, God gave me a spiritual (and often painful)
burden for unity. I felt a call to bring accurate information to
both groups alike in the hopes of what it can do—dispel rumors and
prejudice, and open doors to reconciliation. Eventually, I embarked
on writing The Stained Glass Curtain to set the record straight by
providing readers with official Catholic teachings about salvation,
demonstrating that there is more of a basis for unity between
Evangelicals and Catholics than we think."
Fr. Dimitri Sala is a Franciscan
priest, ordained in 1984. Based in Chicago, he is not the pastor of a local
church, but has a full-time apostolic ministry combined with a life
of prayer. Fr. Dimitri has conducted retreats, days of reflection,
apostolic leaders' workshops, healing services, missions and
revivals, and in the past, a summer street ministry. With his
trained team he has ministered to clergy and laity of many
ethnicities, ages and denominations. Fr. Dimitri has also been a
featured speaker in diocesan, regional, national and international
conferences, and has appeared on Christian media. The ministry has
also extended itself through publication of a pamphlet, and
articles on evangelization and ecumenism themes. All his life as a
friar, the author has had relationships with Christians of various
denominations; this eventually led him to involvement in different
countries with reconciliation efforts between Evangelical
Protestants and Catholics. His book is the product of these years
of "Crossing the Evangelical-Catholic Divide to Find Our Common
Heritage". More information can be found on the website,
TheStainedGlassCurtain.com.
Xulon Press, a division of Salem Media Group, is the world's
largest Christian self-publisher, with more than 15,000 titles
published to date. The Stained Glass Curtain: Crossing the
Evangelical-Catholic Divide to Find Our Common Heritage is
available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and
barnesandnoble.com.
Media Contact
Dimitri Sala, Salem Author
Services, 872-588-5641, ds.apadmn@gmail.com,
www.TheStainedGlassCurtain.com
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