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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... the Christian faith that they lifted up in their time and that they also lift up for our own . I invite you to join me in discovering again the rich insights of our con- fessions so that each of us and the whole church X Preface.
... whole church will be able to confess in our contemporary world the faith " once given to the saints . " THE ECUMENICAL CREEDS The Nicene Creed was the first creed adopted by representatives of the entire church , and it is still the ...
... whole , as a creedal compendium of explicit ecclesial integrity , is not much honored among us . The capacity of The Book of Confessions to aid in the formation of shared faith , or to assist us in the resolution of conflicts among us ...
... whole church that shape and form us slowly over time . We place ourselves under their tutelage , in trust and confidence , because they have been the patient teachers of count- less believers who have gone before us . Now we too are in ...
... whole church , the faith of what " we " believe . Yes , it was written by bishops , the teachers of the church , based on existing regional creeds already in use . But this creed , more than any other , has been received by the many ...
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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 |