عنوان

Personal Renewal between Heidelberg and Westminster

Number

LA117101

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Personal Renewal between Heidelberg and Westminster

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Willem van Vlastuin

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

This article deals with the theology of personal renewal in the Heidelberg Catechism and the Westminster Confession. In the first part the theological structures of the Heidelberg Catechism are examined. Characteristic for the Heidelberg Catechism is the Christ-centered structure, the function of the law, and the pessimistic tone about personal renewal in relation to a remaining humiliation. In the second part the differences with the Westminster Confession are made clear. The Westminster is less pessimistic about personal renewal and the covenant structure of this confession gives the framework for a substantializing of the human person. The third and last part of this article pleads for an integration of the Heidelberg Catechism and the Westminster Confession. The Christ-centered structure of the Heidelberg is a strong element in the reformed tradition, while the covenant framework gives an opportunity to do justice to the human person. This article deals with the theology of personal renewal in the Heidelberg Catechism and the Westminster Confession. In the first part the theological structures of the Heidelberg Catechism are examined. Characteristic for the Heidelberg Catechism is the Christ-centered structure, the function of the law, and the pessimistic tone about personal renewal in relation to a remaining humiliation. In the second part the differences with the Westminster Confession are made clear. The Westminster is less pessimistic about personal renewal and the covenant structure of this confession gives the framework for a substantializing of the human person. The third and last part of this article pleads for an integration of the Heidelberg Catechism and the Westminster Confession. The Christ-centered structure of the Heidelberg is a strong element in the reformed tradition, while the covenant framework gives an opportunity to do justice to the human person.

Date of Publication

2011

Physical description

49-67

Title

Journal of Reformed Theology

Volume Number

5/1

International Standard Serial Number

1569-7312

Subject Term

covenant

Subject Term

law

Subject Term

mortification

Subject Term

mystical union

Subject Term

personal renewal

Subject Term

vivificatio

Willem van Vlastuin

Call Number

10.1163/156973111X562210

Electronic name

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[Article]

275578

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