The Westminster Assembly: Reading Its Theology in Historical Context

by Letham, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780875526126
• ISBN10: 0875526128
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: P&r Publishing

Summary

Drawing on new primary source material, The Westminster Assembly considers the Assembly's theology in terms of the unfolding development of doctrine in the Reformed church as a whole and its specific context in English history.

Author Biography

Robert Letham (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen) is a full-time lecturer at Wales Evangelical School of Theology. His other books include The Holy Trinity, winner of the ECPA's Gold Medallion Award, and The Lord's Supper.

Table of Contents

Series Introduction	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
The Historical Context
From Henry VIII to the First Civil War	p. 11
The Westminster Assembly and the Breakdown of Order	p. 27
The Theological Context
The English Context	p. 47
Sources of the Assembly's Theology	p. 62
The Reformed and Catholic Contexts	p. 84
The Theology of the Assembly
Perspectives on Westminster	p. 101
Holy Scripture	p. 120
God the Trinity	p. 159
God's Sovereign Freedom	p. 174
Humanity and Sin	p. 198
Christ and Covenant	p. 224
The Order of Salvation	p. 242
Law and Liberty	p. 293
Church and Sacraments	p. 319
Death, Resurrection, and Judgment	p. 360
Bibliography	p. 369
Index of the Westminster Standards	p. 381
Index of Subjects and Names	p. 385
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