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9781596380196

On Being Presbyterian : Our Beliefs, Practices, and Stories

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    9781596380196

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    1596380195

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-06-01
  • Publisher: Presbyterian & Reformed Pub Co

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Summary

A lay-friendly introduction to Presbyterian beliefs, practices, and history. Helps readers grasp what it means to be a (conservative) Presbyterian in a postmodern age.

Author Biography

Sean Michael Lucas (Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary) is dean of faculty and assistant professor of church history at Covenant Theological Seminary

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Abbreviations xv
Introduction: Presbyterian Identity in the Postmodern Age 1(14)
Part 1: Presbyterian Beliefs
God Is King: The Sovereignty of God
15(18)
The Priority of Amazing Grace
33(18)
God's Story, Promise, Reign: Covenant and Kingdom
51(16)
What in the World Is the Church?
67(15)
Sacraments: Signs and Seals of God's Grace
82(17)
Part 2: Presbyterian Practices
A Heart Aflame: Presbyterian and Reformed Piety
99(16)
Gospel-Driven Presbyterian Worship
115(17)
``Decently and in Order'': Presbyterian Church Government
132(19)
Part 3: Presbyterian Stories
The Glorious Reformation: Calvin, Knox, and the Beginnings of Presbyterianism
151(18)
Errand into the Wilderness: Early American Presbyterianism
169(16)
The Golden Age: American Presbyterians in the Nineteenth Century
185(21)
``A True Presbyterian Church'': Twentieth-Century Presbyterianism in the American North
206(20)
``A Continuing Presbyterian Church'': Twentieth-Century Presbyterianism in the American South
226(21)
Epilogue: Becoming Presbyterian 247(6)
Notes 253(6)
Index of Subjects and Names 259(10)
Index of Scripture 269(2)
Index of the Westminster Standards 271

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