The Masonic Apostasy from Christ

Authors

Paul M. Bretscher, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

2-1-1955

Document Type

Article

Keywords

freemasonry, rev. hannah, church of england, christian, masonic, clergy, apostasy, rituals

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Christian by Degrees (1954) is the second of two books written by Walton Hannah, clergyman in the Church of England. In this book, as well as in an earlier work, Darkness Visible, the author demonstrates the irreconcilable difference between Christianity and Freemasonry. This journal published a review of Darkness Visible (XXIV [1953], 316 f.) and of Christian by Degrees (XXV [1954], 709 f.), 1n addition, we kept our readers informed regarding the controversy in the Church of England caused by Rev. Hannah's analysis of the religious character of Freemasonry. See "Freemasonry in England under Fire" (XXII [1951], 353 f.) and ''The Church in Its Relation to Freemasonry and Related Orders" (XXIII [1952], 372 ff.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Bretscher, Paul M. (1955) "The Masonic Apostasy from Christ," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 26, Article 9.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol26/iss1/9