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008 810420s1981 gau b 001 0 eng
010 $a 81005968
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050 00 $aBX9422.2$b.L45 1981
082 00 $a230/.5$219
084 $aBW 62700$2rvk
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049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aLeith, John H.
245 13 $aAn introduction to the reformed tradition :$ba way of being the Christian community /$cJohn H. Leith.
250 $aRev. ed.
260 $aAtlanta, Ga. :$bJohn Knox Press,$c1981.
300 $a264 pages ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 $a1. 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.
505 0 $a4. 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.
505 0 $a6. 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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650 0 $aReformed Church$xDoctrines.
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650 07 $aReformierte Kirche.$2swd
650 07 $aTheologie.$2swd
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