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    An Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism (Texts and Studies in Reformation and Post-Reformation Thought): Sources, History, and Theology
    An Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism (Texts and Studies in Reformation and Post-Reformation Thought): Sources, History, and Theology
    An Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism (Texts and Studies in Reformation and Post-Reformation Thought): Sources, History, and Theology
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    An Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism (Texts and Studies in Reformation and Post-Reformation Thought): Sources, History, and Theology

    By Lyle D. Bierma, Charles D. Jr. Gunnoe, Karin Maag and Paul W. Fields

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    This work examines key aspects of the development of the Heidelberg Catechism, including historical background, socio-political origins, purpose, authorship, sources, and theology. The book includes the first ever English translations of two major sources of the Heidelberg Catechism--Ursinus's Smaller and Larger Catechisms--and a bibliography of research on the document since 1900.

    Students of the Reformed tradition and the Protestant Reformation will value this resource.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBaker Publishing Group
    Release dateSep 1, 2005
    ISBN9781441206626
    An Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism (Texts and Studies in Reformation and Post-Reformation Thought): Sources, History, and Theology
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    Lyle D. Bierma

    Lyle D. Bierma is Dean of the Faculty and the Jean and Kenneth Baker Professor of Systematic Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary. He is the author of Covenant Theology of Caspar Olevianus, The Doctrine of the Sacraments in the Heidelberg Catechism, and An Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism.

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      At first glance the history of a catechism may not seem to be a topic of great interest. As a theology nerd, I am always fascinated by such things. But this book takes us on a political and theological journey into the creating of a document that suited its time. The chaos of German politics and religion in the sixteenth century makes selections in this book very interesting. It is filled with characters that are unknown to us, but remain important because of the importance of the Heidelberg Catechism today.Other parts of the book about sources and theological background are suitable for a certain type of reader who has interest in religious catechism and Reformed history. The irenic spirit of the document is discussed and the inability of scholars to pinpoint it on the theological spectrum of the Reformation (Is it Zwinglian, Calvinist, or a mixture?) is an important part of the second half of the book.It also contains a first translation of Ursinus' large and small catechism. A valuable resource.Because this work contains several contributors, there is a distinction between the different authors and their styles.An excellent guide to a remarkable time of change in church and state.

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