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What has Nicaea to do with Canterbury? Creeds, Councils, Tradition and the Fathers in the Church of England and the Anglican Communion

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 525-549, October 2025.
Abstract This article charts the Council of Nicaea's (325) relevance to the Anglican Tradition from the sixteenth century to the present day, as manifested through Anglicanism's engagement with the Nicene Creed, its attitude towards early ecumenical councils, its appeals to ‘the Fathers’ and its approach to ‘tradition’, particularly in relation to ...
E. S. Kempson
wiley   +1 more source

... but also just: reflections on the severe God of the Catechism

open access: yesActa Theologica, 2014
The seemingly harsh texts about God’s justice and wrath in the Heidelberg Catechism turn out to be the core of the comfort that the catechisms proclaims, if we read the catechism contextually.
A. van de Beek
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Martin Luther's Critique of Supererogation

open access: yesJournal of Religious Ethics, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 112-134, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Recent decades have witnessed a surge of philosophical interest in the concept of supererogation. Although Martin Luther figures prominently in the historiography as a critic of supererogation, the particular nature of his critique and its place within his broader moral theology has been underexplored.
John Walker
wiley   +1 more source

Memory culture in the making: the Heidelberg Catechism in the memory of the Dutch Reformed Church (1862-1937) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This article explores the Heidelberg Catechism in the memory of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) between 1862 and 1937, with specific focus on the events of 1862.
van Tonder, H
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Die verhouding tussen die Heidelbergse Kategismus en die Kort Begrip van Faukelius - met besondere verwysing na die teologiese klemverskuiwings in laasgenoemde

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1989
The relation between the Heidelberg Catechism and the ‘Kort Begrip’ of Faukelius - with particular emphasis on the theological shift in the latter It is indicated in this article that the theological shift from the point of view of the Heidelberg ...
G. C. Velthuysen
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Oor die inhoud en boodskap van die Heidelbergse Kategismus

open access: yesActa Theologica, 2014
The essay argues that it is meaningful to speak about the theme, content and message of the Heidelberg Catechism, although these three should be distinguished.
D. Smit
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IMPLIKASI IMAN SEJATI DALAM PENDIDIKAN KRISTEN [IMPLICATIONS OF TRUE FAITH IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION]

open access: yesPolyglot: Jurnal Ilmiah, 2023
Christian faith plays a very important role in education. Faith in God must affect the whole life of Christians to know God properly. This article states that the principle of true faith according to the Heidelberg Catechism is one of the important and ...
Musa Sinar Tarigan
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The Colophon of Eternal Beatitude: Petrus van Mastricht, the Visio Dei, and the Resurrection of the Body

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 46-66, January 2025.
Abstract Recent work in eschatology has sought to retrieve the doctrine of the beatific vision, one that has served as one of the predominant views of the eschatological life throughout church history. Yet the doctrine has been criticized for its reported marginalization of the human body.
Daniel Lee Hill
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The Norwich Exile Community and the Dutch Revolt

open access: yesHistory, Volume 109, Issue 384-385, Page 59-91, April 2024.
Abstract A recent trend in historiography on the Dutch Revolt is to examine the role of transnational networks and how the positions and practices that exiles developed outside the Low Countries contributed to the Revolt and helped to shape the confessional landscape of the emerging Dutch Republic.
CHRISTOPHER JOBY
wiley   +1 more source

On the historical origins of the Heidelberg Catechism

open access: yesActa Theologica, 2014
Reflection on the origins of the Heidelberg Catechism reveals it to be a document of understanding between Calvinistic-Reformed, Zwinglian and Lutheran-Philippistic tendencies within  Protestantism. One important reason for the success of the Heidelberg
C. Strohm
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