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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... language . The importance of The Book of Confessions does not lie in every specific arti- cle , admonition , or prohibition . What is important are the common themes that express the central verities of the Christian faith in all the ...
... language , the Lord's Prayer and the Apostles ' Creed . One of the reforms that Calvin brought to Geneva was worship services in the French language , the language of most of the people in the city . Calvin required that church members ...
... languages on every continent . When we express our faith in the words of the Nicene Creed , we stand with the " cloud of witnesses " that goes before us in the faith that unites us . The capacity of creeds to unite believers is not ...
... language , their history , the issues at stake in their writing , for a fresh insight or new perspective may emerge from this process of study . Consider an example . One particularly lovely line in the Nicene Creed is the first line ...
... language document of the Reformation . " 9 2. The Heidelberg Catechism . Written in 1563 at the behest of Frederick III , ruler of a German province known as the Palatinate , it has been variously cred- ited over the years to Caspar ...
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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 |