A concise and readable study for laypersons and clergy alike, this book is indispensable for all informed people in many different confessional communities. With the passion of one who not only observes but believes, John Leith touches on all aspects of Reformed history, theology, polity, liturgy, and Christian culture with a balance of enthusiasm and critical judgment that always rings true.
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John H. Leith was Professor Emeritus of Theology at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education until his death in 2002. He is the author of a number of books, including Basic Christian Doctrine, An Introduction to the Reformed Tradtion, From Generation to Generation, and Crisis in the Church.
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Dr. John Haddon Leith (1919-2002) was a minister of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and a professor of historical theology at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. He held degrees from Erskine College, Columbia Theological Seminary, Vanderbilt University, and Yale University Graduate School, and he received honorary degrees from Erskine College, Davidson College, and Presbyterian College. He valued brevity and understood that simplicity is close to integrity, so that he desired in his writings to communicate the gospel and the faith of the church in a straightforward and understandable way.
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Solid Introduction to moderate neo-orthodox Reformed life,
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Dr. Leith was professor for many years at Union Theo. Sem. (VA). Before that he was pastor of some large Presbyterian (PCUS) churches in the South.Interestingly, when he began teaching he was considered somewhat liberal in mainline Presbyterian circles. By the end of his career his theology had not changed but he was considered a little Right-of-Center in the PCUSA. This is testament to how far to the Left teh PCUSA has traveled in one generation. Dr. Leith's book is a very fine introduction to a moderate neo-orthodox approach to the Reformed tradition. He's not an evangelical, nor classically orthodox, but he loves much of the Reformed tradition and has a breadth of knowledge unparalleled in PCUSA circles. This is a good book, and should be in the library of every pastor or informed layperson.
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Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, Lord's Supper, Total Members, Number of Local Congregations, Karl Barth, United States, John Calvin, South Africa, New England, New Testament, New York, Richard Niebuhr, John Knox, Protestant Reformation, Church of Scotland, Reinhold Niebuhr, Charles Hodge, Church of England, Lord's Prayer, Westminster Assembly, Martin Luther, Reformed Christians, Roman Catholic, World War New!
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Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, Lord's Supper, Total Members, Number of Local Congregations, Karl Barth, United States, John Calvin, South Africa, New England, New Testament, New York, Richard Niebuhr, John Knox, Protestant Reformation, Church of Scotland, Reinhold Niebuhr, Charles Hodge, Church of England, Lord's Prayer, Westminster Assembly, Martin Luther, Reformed Christians, Roman Catholic, World War New!
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- Institutes of the Christian Religion (Two Volumes in One) by John Calvin on 8 pages
- The Heidelberg Catechism by Christian Reformed Church on 4 pages
- Systematic Theology by Charles Hodge on page 129, page 138, and Back Matter
- John Knox by Eustace Percy on page 75, and Back Matter
- Freedom of a Christian. Martin Luther by Luther on page 116, and Back Matter
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- The Presbyterians (Denominations in America) by Randall Balmer on page 19, and Back Matter
- Feminist and Womanist Essays in Reformed Dogmatics (Columbia Series in Reformed Theology) by Amy Plantinga Pauw in Back Matter
- Presbyterian Beliefs: A Brief Introduction by Donald K. McKim in Back Matter
- Crisis in the Church: The Plight of Theological Education by John Haddon Leith in Front Matter
- Selected to Serve: A Guide for Church Officers by Jr. Earl S. Johnson in Back Matter
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