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An introduction to the reformed tradition : a way of being the Christian community

A concise and readable study for laypersons and clergy alike, this book is indispensable for all informed people in many different confessional communities. With the passion of one who not only observes but believes, John Leith touches on all aspects of Reformed history, theology, polity, liturgy, and Christian culture with a balance of...
eBook, English, 1981
John Knox Press, Atlanta, Ga., 1981
1 online resource (264 pages)
1150007724
1. Traditioning the faith
The tradition and the traditions
A secular and pluralistic society
The open tradition
2. The Reformed churches
The beginnings
The Reformation in Switzerland
Europe
Great Britain
The United States and Canada
Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa
The Reformed tradition and the younger churches
The ecumenical movement
3. The ethos of the reformed tradition
The majesty and praise of God
The polemic against idolatry
The working out of the divine purposes in history
Ethics, a life of holiness
The life of the mind as the service of God
Preaching
The organized church and pastoral care
The disciplined life
Simplicity. 4. Theology and the Reformed tradition
What is theology?
Characteristics of reformed theology
The development of Reformed theology
Representative theologians
Reformed confessions
5. Polity and the Reformed tradition
The significance of polity
The subordination of polity to the Gospel
The one, holy Catholic, apostolic church
Reformed polities
Calvin's polity
Presbyterianism
Episcopacy
Congregationalism. 6. Liturgy and the Reformed tradition
John Calvin and Karl Barth on worship
Reformed liturgies
Calvin's liturgy of 1545
Farel's liturgy
The Westminster directory
The American experience
7. Culture and the Reformed tradition
Visual arts
Literature
Architecture
Music
Political order
Economic order
Learning
8. Prospects
The freedom of God
The reality of the power and presence of God
The Bible as the Word of God
The emphasis on the Word: spoken and written
The vision of the Christian community
The possibility of discipline
The simple life
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