This simple insight infuriated extremists on both sides. Traditionalists accused him of minimizing the old Mass. Progressives accused him of legitimizing the old Mass. Hahn just shrugged and kept teaching. It shows Hahn not as a polemicist (his public image), but as a structural theologian who uses ancient covenant patterns to resolve modern liturgical wars—peacefully, and with evidence.
Most people know Scott Hahn as the fiery Presbyterian minister turned Catholic apologist, author of Rome Sweet Home and The Lamb’s Supper . But few realize he once played theological detective in a way that unsettled both Protestant and Catholic camps. Author Scott Hahn
Here’s a brief, interesting text about author and theologian , focusing on a lesser-known but fascinating aspect of his journey: The Unlikely Detective: How Scott Hahn Cracked the “Mass of the Ages” This simple insight infuriated extremists on both sides