Reformed Versus Rome: Why Classical Protestantism is the Restoration of the One, Holy, Catholic Church.

by Dale Partridge

What if the Reformation was not a departure from the Catholic Church, but a recovery of it?

Reformed Versus Rome makes the bold case that Classical Protestantism—what the author calls Reformed Catholicism—stands as the rightful heir of historic, biblical Christianity. In this historically rich and persuasive defense, Dale Partridge contrasts Roman Catholicism with the Reformation, showing how the Lutherans, Anglicans, and Presbyterians reclaimed the Gospel, worship, and authority of the early church—establishing the Reformed tradition as the true continuation of the one, holy, catholic Church, grounded in Scripture alone.

For Protestants drawn toward Rome and for Roman Catholics drawn toward the Reformation, this book offers the clarity needed to wrestle honestly with questions of doctrine and tradition.

277 pages, Paperback

Published October 22, 2025

About the author

Dale Partridge is the President of Relearn.org and Founder of Reformation Seminary. Dale holds a Graduate Certificate from Western Seminary. He is the author of several Christian books, including “The Manliness of Christ” and the bestselling children’s book “Jesus and My Gender.” He is also the host of the Real Christianity podcast and the lead pastor at King's Way Bible Church in Prescott, Arizona.

Reviews

[eden · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent, thoroughly biblically grounded treatment of the differences and similarities between the Reformed Catholic Church and the Roman Catholic Church, and why the Reformed Church is the one true church of Jesus Christ. As a presbyterian, not only did this affirm and deepen my rootedness in the classical protestant church, it also provided me with a more well-rounded understanding of the different strains of classical protestantism — Lutheranism, Anglicanism and Presbyterianism — and where they bear similarities and differences with one another. I listened to this book on audio through the Relearn app, and I would say this would be worth owning a hard copy of. It would be beneficial to be able to reference different sections during personal study, and also to be able to read the book side by side with a Bible open in order to refer to all scriptural citations.