Recovering the Reformed Confession: Our Theology, Piety, and Practice
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (844 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00BPG5DAK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 349 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Fog Horn for Reformed and Presbyterian Churches What is a confessional Reformed/Presbyterian church? What is Reformed theology? Piety? Practice? In a clear, concise, and cogent manner, Scott Clark answers these questions in Recovering the Reformed Confession. The book is valuable because in it, Clark demonstrates the qualities of a good historian and a good theologian: he calls a thing what it is. He has done his h. Embracing Our Identity Jacques Schoeman The Confessions of the church have always given added direction and continuity to her well-being. Clark recognizes and specifies the historical trajectory, but admits to the existence of doubt which has brought the Reformed church to a point where it questions its own legitimacy.'What makes us Reformed is how we understand Scripture, and this understanding is summariz. "Theology determines piety" according to Jacob. Whether intended or not, Dr Clark's book can be focused around three themes: 1) a distinctively Reformed piety flows from a Reformed theology and this piety will be directly counter to the 2) Quest for Illegitimate Religious Certainty (QIRC) and Theology determines piety Whether intended or not, Dr Clark's book can be focused around three themes: 1) a distinctively Reformed piety flows from a Reformed theology and this piety will be directly counter to the 2) Quest for Illegitimate Religious Certainty (QIRC) and 3) The Quest for Illegitimate Religious Experience (QIRE). The latter two are evident when people want to have a type of inf. ) The Quest for Illegitimate Religious Experience (QIRE). The latter two are evident when people want to have a type of inf
He is the author of Caspar Olevian and the Substance of the Covenant: The Double Benefit of Christ (2005), editor of and contributor to Covenant, Justification, and Pastoral Ministry: Essays by the Faculty of Westminster Seminary California (2007), and co-editor of and contributor to Protestant ism: Essays in Reassessment (1999). R. Scott Clark, D.Phil., (University of Oxford) is Associate Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Westmi
Scott Clark's historical work, diagnosis and critique, and constructive recommendations are all worth rigorous and respectful engagement. Clark brings a much-needed corrective. V. "While I am enthusiastic about what has been called the 'young Reformed awakening,' we still await a renaissance of genuinely confessional Reformed theology, piety, and practice. Scott Clark reminds us of the loveliness, depth, and richness of Reformed Christianity. I welcome this robust entry into the discussion of what it means for us to be confessional and Reform
This book is written to facilitate change, specifically reformation according to God’s Word as summarized in the Reformed confessions.. Much of what passes as Reformed among our churches is not. As a class of churches that profess allegiance to Reformed theology, practice, and piety, we have drifted from our moorings