Reformed Theology

This book introduces Reformed theology by surveying the doctrinal concerns that have shaped its historical development. The book sketches the diversity of the Reformed tradition through the past five centuries even as it highlights the continuity with regard to certain theological emphases. In so doing it accentuates that Reformed theology is marked by both formal ('the always reforming church') and material ('the Reformed church') interests. Furthermore it attends to both revisionary and conservative trends within the Reformed tradition. <br/> <br/><br/><br/>The book covers eight major theological themes: Word of God covenant God and Christ sin and grace faith worship confessions and authority and culture and eschatology. It engages a variety of Reformed confessional writings as well as a number of individual theologians (including Zwingli Calvin Bullinger Bucer Beza Owen Turretin Edwards Schleiermacher Hodge Shedd Heppe Bavinck Barth and Niebuhr).