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Theology of the Heidelberg Catechism: A Reformation Synthesis

Theology of the Heidelberg Catechism: A Reformation Synthesis

by Lyle D. Bierma

The Heidelberg Catechism, first approved in 1563, is a confessional document of the Protestant movement considered one of the most ecumenical of the confessions. Published to coincide with the catechism's 450th anniversary, this book explores the Heidelberg Catechism in its historical setting and emphasizes the catechism's integration of Lutheran and… Read more…

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

by Lyle D. Bierma, Charles D. GunnoeJr., Karin Maag and Paul W. Fields

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… Read more…