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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... hear the voices of people long silenced . " Among the long - silenced voices we need to hear are the voices of all who have gone before us in the living of Christian faith . THE PRESENCE OF THE PAST The Book of Confessions , a central ...
... hear their wisdom — and some of their fool- ishness as we struggle to be faithful . Their questions are not identical to ours , but there are times when their different questions enable us to understand our own questions better . Their ...
... hear their hard questions addressed to us . Perhaps then we can be utterly honest about our own accommodations to the culture , our indifference to the proclamation of the gospel , our abandonment of shared conviction and community in ...
... hear distinct tones and characteristic inflection in the words they speak . As we listen to the discrete accents of the confessions , we become attuned to features that help us to hear and respond . The Nicene Creed occupies a singular ...
... hear ? We hear expressions of the search for distinguishing marks of faithful Christian community . Those who have gone before us asked and answered questions about where to draw identifying lines between faithful and unfaithful ...
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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 |