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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... faith . Confessions declare faith both to the church and to the world in which the church lives . Confession making was a hallmark of the sixteenth - century Reformation . In a time of reli- gious crisis , John Knox and five colleagues ...
... Faith affirmed the faith of the reunited Presbyterian Church in beautiful and poetic language . The importance of The Book of Confessions does not lie in every specific arti- cle , admonition , or prohibition . What is important are the ...
... faith " once given to the saints . " THE ECUMENICAL CREEDS The Nicene Creed was the first creed adopted by representatives of the entire church , and it is still the most widely affirmed confession of faith among all three major ...
... faith , we should all give a loud " Amen ! " THE REFORMATION ERA CONFESSIONS The Book of Confessions leaps from the early creeds to confessions written dur- ing the Protestant Reformation . In one decade came the Scots Confession ( 1560 ) ...
... Faith was written to provide a newly reunited church with a common confession of faith that could be used in congregational wor- ship . The Articles of Agreement at the time of the 1983 reunion called for the appointment of " a ...
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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 |