Edward A. Dowey, Jr., and the Making of the Confession of 1967
In 1967, the United Presbyterian Church adopted a new, contemporary confession of faith. Led by Edward A. Dowey, Jr., the drafting committee shepherded the document through a long, and sometimes contentious, ratification process. The new confession was Christocentric and avoided earlier Protestant s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2004
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The journal of Presbyterian history
Year: 2004, Volume: 82, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-22 |
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| Summary: | In 1967, the United Presbyterian Church adopted a new, contemporary confession of faith. Led by Edward A. Dowey, Jr., the drafting committee shepherded the document through a long, and sometimes contentious, ratification process. The new confession was Christocentric and avoided earlier Protestant speculations over the mode of biblical inspiration. The central theme was reconciliation, which was treated as a synonym for justification by grace through faith. The confession emphasized the church's responsibility to witness to he social dimension of reconciliation. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Presbyterian history
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