‘The Substance of the Faith’ A Clarification of the Concept in the Church of Scotland

In determining the meaning of the expression ‘the substance of the Faith’, it seems right to go back to the act of the Scottish Parliament in 1690 which ratified the Westminster Confession of Faith ‘as the publick and avowed Confession of this Church, containing the summe and substance of the doctri...

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Main Author: Torrance, Thomas F. 1913-2007 (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1983
In: Scottish journal of theology
Year: 1983, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 327-338
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