We Believe, Revised Edition: A Study of the Book of Confessions for Church Officers / Edition 2

by Harry W. Eberts Jr.

Overview

Including an analysis of "A Brief Statement of Faith," which became part of the Book of Confessions in 1991, this book is used in the training program for church officers of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Written by a pastor experienced in officer training, We Believe will help Presbyterians, especially current and future church officers, understand more fully the creeds that are part of their faith.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664253745
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	02/01/1994
Series:	Study of the Book of Confessions for Church Officers
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Harry W. Eberts Jr. is a retired Presbyterian pastor. He formerly taught at San Francisco Theological Seminary and was pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in West Akron, Ohio from 1978 to 1991.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	7
1.	Creeds of the Early Church	17
	The Apostles' Creed	18
	The Nicene Creed	24
2.	The Reformation Church	31
	The Scots Confession	33
	The Heidelberg Catechism	38
	The Second Helvetic Confession	46
3.	The Westminster Documents	54
	The Westminster Confession of Faith	55
	The Catechisms	63
4.	Contemporary Confessions	67
	The Theological Declaration of Barmen	69
	The Confession of 1967	79
	A Brief Statement of Faith	85
	Conclusion: Order Out of Confusion	97
	Appendixes	105
A.	Study Guide for the Creeds and Confessions	107
B.	Index to the Book of Confessions	120
	Notes	123