The Belgic Confession Historical background, contextual meaning, contemporary relevance

• Auteur principal: Muller, D Francois (auth, Éditeur intellectuel)
• Autres auteurs: Fick, Rikus (auth), Coetsee, Albert J. (auth, Éditeur intellectuel), van den Brink, Gijsbert (auth), Potgieter, Raymond M (auth), van der Walt, Sarel P. (auth, Éditeur intellectuel), Kotzé, Manitza (auth), Dreyer, Wim (auth), van den Broeke, Leon (auth), Kruger, P Paul (auth), Huijgen, Arnold (auth), van Alten, HH (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: Cape Town AOSIS 2023
• Collection: Reformed Theology in Africa Series 14
• Sujets: Christianity; Belgic Confession; contemporary relevance; history of the text; theological issues; ethical guidelines; reformation; confession
• Accès en ligne: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Résumé

This book investigates the contemporary relevance of the Belgic Confession. The book groups the 37 articles of the Belgic Confession together in order to cover the whole confession in 12 chapters (alongside an introductory chapter). The emphasis of the publication falls on two aspects: (1) providing a scope of contemporary theological, ethical and general issues and possible controversies regarding the content of the Belgic Confession; and (2) formulating ethical perspectives and guidelines from the Belgic Confession that may assist in the building of societies. Where applicable, chapters also discuss the history of the text of the Belgic Confession, the organic unity between the articles of the Belgic Confession, a dogma-historical perspective on the development of the doctrine/content of the Belgic Confession and the relationship between the Belgic Confession and other confessions.

Description matérielle

1 electronic resource (344 p.)

ISBN

aosis.2023.BK448
9781779952875
9781779952882

Accès

Open Access