The Westminster Confession is a foundational document for countless
churches worldwide. Churches of all sizes claim it as their confession,
and hold to it with varying degrees of closeness. Its influence must not
be underestimated. However, countless officeholders will have vowed to
abide by the Westminster Confession with only the most perfunctory of
understanding of its relevance to their situation. Ligon Duncan has
assembled an impressive array of contributors from a variety of
ecclesiastical backgrounds. The aim is simple - to enable the 21st
Century to understand the confession more fully, and so bring about the
same kind of rugged, vigorous, intelligent and self-sacrificing
Christianity that was the result of its initial publication over 350
years ago.
In the first of what will be three volumes, the topics covered
include: - Baptists and the Westminster Confession; Finney's attack on
the Westminster Confession; The Westminster Confession and the
Relationship of Church and State; The Holy Spirit and the Westminster
Confession.