essays reformed, dissenting, and catholic Sell, Alan P. F. creator text bibliography oru 2013 monographic eng

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xii, 305 pages ; 23 cm. Part I. Confessing the faith in context -- ch. 1. Confessing the faith and confessions of faith -- ch. 2. Varieties of English Separatist and dissenting writings, 1558-1689 -- ch. 3. Separatists and Dissenters amidst the arguments for and against toleration : some soundings, 1550-1689 -- ch. 4. Christianity, secularism, and toleration: liberal values and illiberal attitudes -- ch. 5. The use, abuse, and relevance of religion : some reflections on Professor Abraham van de Beek's proposal -- ch. 6. Confessing the faith in the intellectual context -- Part II. Confessing the faith ecclesially and hopefully -- ch. 7. Calvin's challenges to the twenty-first-century church : reflections on the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth -- ch. 8. Rectifying Calvin's ecclesiology : the doctrinal and ecumenical importance of Separatist-congregational catholicity -- ch. 9. Receiving from other Christian communions and overcoming the hindrances thereto : some reformed reflections -- ch. 10. Eschatology : historical fluctuations and perennial practical importance -- ch. 11. Confessing the faith in systematic theology? The locus and authority of revelation vis v̉is systematic method : an epilogue cheerful in style, serious in intent. Alan P.F. Sell. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Creeds Faith Religious tolerance Christian union Reformed Church Creeds Dissenters, Religious BT990 .S49 2013 1620325942 (pbk) 9781620325940 2012460198 YDXCP 150403 20250312110313.0 17766383 eng