This year, we will read documents that have been written by church bodies.
24 Oct., Trof Fallowfield, 10am
The Ecumenical Creeds: The Apostle's Creed, The Nicene Creed, The Council of Chalcedon, & The Athanasian Creed
These are very short. It would be good to investigate some of the history surrounding these statements.
12 Dec - The Lutheran Standards - the Augsburg Confession, the Smalcald Articles, the Epitome of the Formula of Concord
These all come from the Book of Concord. The Augsburg is the seminal document in Lutheranism, the Smalcald Articles are penned by Luther, and the Epitome is a summary of the Formula of Concord and distinguishes Lutheranism from Reformed theology.
13 March - Presbyterian & Reformed Standards - we will read and discuss the Westminster Confession and Shorter Catechism (Presby) & the Belgic Confession and Heidelberg Catechism (Continental Reformed)
22 May - Anglican, Baptist, & Congregational - we will read and discuss the 39 Articles (Anglican), the Baptist Confession of 1689, and the Savoy Declaration (Congregational)
The Book of Concord can be downloaded here (pdf)
The rest can be found here (html)
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