Assembly at Westminster by Leith, John H.

Assembly at Westminster (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781556359002)

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Assembly at Westminster by Leith, John H.

Assembly at Westminster

$21.00
Assembly at Westminster by Leith, John H.

Assembly at Westminster

$21.00
Format: Paperback
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In the story of the church's continuing theological dialogue, the Westminster Confession stands as a towering accomplishment. Persons in the Reformed tradition, especially English-speaking Calvinists, have been shaped by the Westminster Confession as by no other Christian creed. Even in rebellion against it, men and women continue to be formed by it. John Leith focuses on the background and character of the assembly that wrote this document. After placing the Confession in its historical, political, cultural, and theological contexts, Dr. Leith examines its major themes--the Bible, the lordship and sovereignty of God, the covenant, and the Christian life. Finally, he looks at the question of the Westminster Confession as normative, authoritative theology. The Westminster Confession should be neither idolized nor rejected, says Dr. Leith. ""It should be accepted for what it is, a remarkable theological achievement of the Reformed community in the seventh century, and received with gratitude for the guidance that it may give for the theological task today.""

Author: John H. Leith
ISBN-10: 1556359004
ISBN-13: 9781556359002
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2008
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.40d
By John H. Leith
By John H. Leith
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John H. Leith (1919-2002) also authored Introduction to the Reformed Tradition and edited Creeds of the Churches. He was Pemberton Professor of Theology at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, an alumnus of Columbia Theological Seminary, Vanderbilt University, and received a PhD from Yale University. He served on numerous committees of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States.

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