Presbyterians

Presbyterians
Author: Walter Lee Lingle
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1978-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780804209854

This highly popular account of the chief events and doctrines of the Presbyterian Church continues to have great appeal to laypersons, ministers, students--in fact, anyone who is interested in the development of this major body of Christians. Clearly written,Presbyterians: Their History and Beliefsgives new understanding and appreciation of the Presbyterian Church and its place in the family of God.

A Brief History of the Presbyterians

A Brief History of the Presbyterians
Author: James Hutchinson Smylie
Publisher: Geneva Press
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664500016

Traces the development of the Presbyterian Church from its beginnings in the sixteenth century to its position in the modern world

Presbyterians

Presbyterians
Author: Walter Lee Lingle
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1978-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780804209854

This highly popular account of the chief events and doctrines of the Presbyterian Church continues to have great appeal to laypersons, ministers, students--in fact, anyone who is interested in the development of this major body of Christians. Clearly written,Presbyterians: Their History and Beliefsgives new understanding and appreciation of the Presbyterian Church and its place in the family of God.

Presbyterians Being Reformed

Presbyterians Being Reformed
Author: Robert H. Bullock, Jr.
Publisher: Geneva Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664502799

Beginning with the motto "The Church Reformed and Always Being Reformed," thirteen Presbyterian leaders and representatives of a number of different groups across the theological spectrum offer their reflections on the current state of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and what the denomination needs today. This book presents various viewpoints, values, and commitments found throughout the denomination. Discussion and reflection questions at the end of each chapter make this book ideal for individual and group study.

On Being Presbyterian

On Being Presbyterian
Author: Sean Michael Lucas
Publisher: P & R Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781596380196

As I have been doing this work, the questions that I have kept in the forefront of my mind are: How did the PCA come to be the way it currently is? What is the connection between the way the conservative movement in the old southern Presbyterian church developed and the way the PCA lives and breathes as a church of God doing kingdom business today? These historical questions have led me to a more pressing question which I have faced as a teaching elder in the PCA: Do conservative Presbyterian churches, as represented in my denomination, embrace their Presbyterian identity? Or do other ideas, practices, and narratives serve to shape them? In other words, one could read the history of the PCA as an attempt to answer the question: What does it mean to be a (conservative) Presbyterian in the postmodern age? - Preface.

Presbyterians and American Culture

Presbyterians and American Culture
Author: Bradley J. Longfield
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 066423156X

This book provides a history of Presbyterians in American culture from the early eighteenth to the late twentieth century. Longfield assesses both the theological and cultural development of American Presbyterianism, with particular focus on the mainline tradition that is expressed most prominently in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He explores how Presbyterian churches--and individuals rooted in those churches--influenced and were influenced by the values, attitudes, perspectives, beliefs, and ideals assumed by Americans in the course of American history. The book will serve as an important introduction to Presbyterian history that will interest historians, students, and church leaders alike.

How to Spell Presbyterian

How to Spell Presbyterian
Author: James W. Angell
Publisher: Geneva Press
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664501969

In his classic work, life-long Presbyterian and former pastor Jim Angell tells what it means to be a Presbyterian. This readable, accessible book is divided into six parts--key ideas, commitment, witness, order, discipline, and covenant--and includes a handy glossary to commonly used Presbyterian terms. Now updated with the most recent statistics and polity information, this is an ideal book to give to new members, confirmation students, and inquirers in PC(USA) churches.

What Unites Presbyterians

What Unites Presbyterians
Author: Clifton Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Geneva Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664500078

Stated Clerk Clifton Kirkpatrick and former missionary and denominational executive William Hopper provide a cogent account of the distinctive features of Presbyterianism that define this theological tradition and present a basis for the renewal of the church. This book is ideal for use in church officer training and must reading for all Presbyterians who want to understand their faith tradition more fully, and for non-Presbyterians interested in a succinct presentation of the Reformed theological tradition.