Conversations with the Confessions: Dialogue in the Reformed TraditionJoseph D. Small Westminster John Knox Press, 1. 1. 2005 - 248 strán (strany) Fourteen Presbyterian scholars enter into conversations with the confessions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and examine the major theological themes that make the confessions such foundational commitments of faith. This collection of insightful essays provides readers with a clear understanding of the confessions from different periods of the church's life. These conversations with the confessions found in the PC(USA)'s Book of Confessions include some illuminating commentary on why they were written and demonstrate how they can be used to address major theological issues. This important work will help scholars, pastors, and church leaders interested in studying the Reformed tradition appreciate the role of the confessions in shaping Christian life and faith today. |
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... confessional stan- dard ) but rather to uphold its " essential and necessary articles . " Our church's adoption of a Book of Confessions is itself an expression of theological breadth and an invitation to theological dialogue in the ...
... confessional tradition and continually reappropriate it for our time . The biggest problem with our Book of Confessions is that it is so little known and studied in the PC ( USA ) . While the Book of Order may be a " best seller , " The ...
... confessional collection is ignored . The Book of Confessions as a whole , as a creedal compendium of explicit ecclesial integrity , is not much honored among us . The capacity of The Book of Confessions to aid in the formation of shared ...
... confessional statements are subordinate standards , " subject to the authority of Jesus Christ , the Word of God , as the Scriptures bear witness to him . " 10 This serves to locate confessional authority , however , not to diminish it ...
... confessional statements because it has been coupled with freedom to use expressions that are suitable to particular churches . Thus , alongside West- minster's acknowledgment of confessional error and its relegation of confes- sions to ...
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A Conversation with the Westminster Standards | 51 |
A Conversation with TwentiethCentury Confessions | 69 |
Who Is God? | 93 |
Who Are We? | 111 |
What Does God Have to Do with Us? | 121 |
What Do We Have to Do with Each Other? | 135 |
Why the Church? | 151 |
Why the Bible? | 171 |
How Shall We Worship? | 187 |
How Shall We Live? | 207 |
Essential Tenets? | 223 |