Bibles & Discount Bibles
| Encyclopedia of the Reformed Faith CD |
 | Code: L2188 Price: $44.99 Shipping Weight :0.80 pounds
|
|
|
More
than two hundred international scholars from a variety of denominations
contribute to this outstanding, one-volume reference book.
Comprehensive in scope, it stresses the importance of events, persons,
and theological concepts that have been significant to the Reformed
tradition. The articles provide authoritative summaries and stimulating
discussion.
The Preface states that this work “provides a
picture of the major events, persons, and theological understandings of
the Reformed Faith... it seeks to provide a circle of
knowledge…indicating how events, persons, and concepts have been
particularly significant in the Reformed heritage.”
"An invaluable resource for pastors and scholars of all denominations."
—Donald G. Bloesch, Professor of Theology, University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa
Additional Details
Editor: Donald K. McKim
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Date: 1992
Pages: 414
Benefits of the Logos Bible Software EditionAs
always, the full text of the electronic edition may be searched for
words, phrases, Bible references, or complex combinations of terms.
Articles are tagged with topics, allowing you to browse or search by
topic. Internal cross-references in the print text marked with an
asterisk (*) are converted to hyperlink jumps that take you directly to
the article cited.
Taken together, these features result in a
resource that is quick and easy to use, while integrating seamlessly
into your digital library.
Praise for the Print Edition"An
encyclopedia like this is a necessity. We can be grateful not only that
this task has been carried out but also that it has been done so well.
Many scholars have compressed the results of long study into a few
columns coming to judgments about 'what is really important' and 'what
it all comes down to.' This will be a valuable guide for years to come."
—Eugene TeSelle, Professor of Church History and Theology, The Divinity School, Vanderbilt University, Nashville
"The
theological articles are models of conciseness and clarity; the
historical subjects treated and the volume's authorship are
international in scope."
—Alan P. F. Sell, Chair of Christian Thought, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
This
volume "is unique in that for the first time the major figures and
topics of church history and theology are dealt with from a Reformed
perspective...The articles focus on Reformed accents and distinctives
but are not narrow or polemical in spirit."
—I. John Hesselink,
Albertus C. Van Raalte Professor of Systematic Theology, Western
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in America, Holland,
Michigan
"The Encyclopedia of the Reformed Faith is
encyclopedic, not in the sense of exhausting the field but in its
provision for "a circle of knowledge" within which the events, persons,
and theological ideas that constitute the Reformed tradition are
identified. The editor's intent is to substantiate the conviction that
history has meaning, that people contribute to a meaningful history by
their interpretation of it, and that Reformed theology retains the
capacity to shape the present and future. The book represents the
further assumption that historical traditions exist, that they possess
a distinctive vocabulary, and that they can be differentiated from one
another.
"[This book] belong[s] in the church library and in the
study of pastor and teacher alike. We are all in debt to Donald McKim
for making the Reformed tradition available to so many in this
thoughtful and encyclopedic manner."
—Wallace M. Alston, Jr., Nassau Presbyterian Church, in Theology Today, Volume 50 (No 4)
"This is a very helpful volume covering the history, key figures and theology of the Reformed tradition."
—Kim Riddlebarger, What books should Reformed Christians own? An Annotated Bibliography for Building a Basic Library
About the EditorDr.
Donald K. McKim is editor, academic and reference, with Westminster
John Knox Press and an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church
(USA). He is a graduate of Westminster College (PA) and Pittsburgh
Theological Seminary, and received his Ph.D. degree from the University
of Pittsburgh. He has been an administrator and faculty member at
Memphis Theological Seminary and the University of Dubuque Theological
Seminary while also having served as interim pastor and stated supply
pastor of several churches.
Dr. McKim is the author of
Introducing the Reformed Faith, the Westminster Dictionary of
Theological Terms, The Bible in Theology and Preaching, Theological
Turning Points, and (with Jack B. Rogers), The Authority and
Interpretation of the Bible: An Historical Approach. His edited works
include Calvin’s Institutes: Abridged Edition; the Historical Handbook
of Major Biblical Interpreters, the Encyclopedia of the Reformed Faith,
Major Themes in the Reformed Tradition, and God Never Forgets: Faith,
Hope, and Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. McKim served as president of the
Calvin Studies Society and as chair of the Theology Task Group of
Presbyteries' Cooperative Committee of the Presbyterian Church (USA).