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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... present form until the reign of the Emperor Charlemagne in 814. The Apostles ' Creed gets to the heart of the matter in just three paragraphs . The first paragraph makes a bold affirmation of the one God who is Creator with power and ...
... present . We " learn from experience , " do we not ? Perhaps . But what does experience have to teach us when a person shows up at the door of our flat ? When a person we love has gone to a place of uncertainty and dan- ger ? When we ...
... present . It is a popularized inher- itance from the Enlightenment , of which we are all heirs , that tradition is the enemy of free inquiry , a jailer that prevents the free exercise of rational thought and reasonable choice . The past ...
... present . The Book of Confessions ' Brief Statement of Faith calls upon the church " to 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 ...
... of the tyranny of the present . Being questioned by the tradition is not our only responsibility ; we must also subject the tradition to our own questions . We are not traditionalists , The Church's Conversation with the Confessions 7.
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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 |