St. Paul and Protestantism, with an Essay on Puritanism and the Church of England

A series of essays contends that popular Protestant theology has often misconstrued St. Paul, turning his writings into a rigid doctrinal system that fosters sectarian separation and the mixing of religion with politics. The author contrasts Evangelical clergy who remain within the national church and thus allow for development, with Puritan tendencies that create new sects over doctrinal disputes. Arguments address objections to this interpretation, situate the proposed reading of Paul within a wider cultural spirit rather than novel discovery, and maintain that the Christian community rests fundamentally on moral conversion and fellowship rather than on fixed speculative dogma.