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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... offers us a fresh invitation to life- giving dialogue with these treasures . I hope many Presbyterians ( and others ! ) will take advantage of this opportunity for renewed conversation . One of the identifying marks of Reformed ...
... helpful volume offers . NOTE 1. Quoted in Arthur C. Cochrane , The Church's Confession under Hitler ( Philadel- phia : Westminster Press , 1962 ) , 40 . 1 The Church's Conversation with the Confessions Joseph D. Small xiv Preface.
... offer themselves as alternatives to Christ ) I believe in the Holy Ghost ( not in my spirit as the final measure of ... offering of the best words the Christian tradition has produced to express its faith , the creeds can become a ...
... offer now and then , if you pay attention to the words and what they mean . Seventh , the creeds can comfort Christians . At times , the creeds may put broken believers back together again . Gordon MacDonald imagines that creeds are ...
... offers " a remarkably strong teaching about the ser- mon : ' The preaching of the word is the word of God . ' " 14 Careful reading of the 1965 Minutes can disclose , even at forty years ' remove , the hopes and fears of the C67 task ...
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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 |