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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... voice to common affirmations that define the shared faith of the church catholic and that I believe are shared by the vast majority of Presbyterians . Chapter 2 of the Form of Government , drafted at reunion , does an excellent job of ...
... voices of our fore- bears , we can , in Lewis's words , " pass to the realization that our own age is also a ... voices of people long silenced . " Among the long - silenced voices we need to hear are the voices of all who have gone ...
... voices in the past would be expressions of error ; only in heeding the true word from the faithful moment could we ... voices are necessary to the conversation . Ancient voices are not honored merely because of their proximity to ...
... voices are not privileged because they have access to the intellectual tools of modernity . As part of the great circle , the Presbyterian Church ( U.S.A. ) plays an active role , both as a speaker and as a listener . We give voice to ...
... voices in the ongoing conversation . Individuals also participate — from Clement to Calvin to Barth to Jurgen Moltmann and Ellen Charry . Yet the confessions have an authority that individuals do not , precisely because they are the voice ...
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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 |