Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition Quotes

“As a member of the *magisterial Reformation, Calvin used his legal and theological training to shape the reform of Geneva around biblical principles. Toward that end, he wrote the *Geneva Catechism and a new *liturgy, and he kept revising the Institutes until its fourth and definitive edition in 1559, which together with his biblical commentaries shaped the identity of Reformed *orthodoxy beyond the influence of Ulrich *Zwingli. Following”
― Kelly M. Kapic, Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition

“A Protestant Reformer from South Germany. Bucer joined the *Reformation through the influence of Martin *Luther, leaving the Dominican order. After moving to Strasbourg, Bucer became an important leader who sought to resolve the controversies between the Swiss Reformed and Lutherans regarding the *Lord’s Supper, eventually reaching an agreement with Philipp *Melanchthon. Upon”
― Kelly M. Kapic, Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition

“She married Luther in 1525 and became actively involved in his ministry and helped to provide for them financially by managing their household, farm, brewery and other properties. As the wife of such a prominent theologian, she helped promote a positive view of Protestant family life. Together they had six children, four of whom survived to adulthood.”
― Kelly M. Kapic, Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition

“Luther argued that Erasmus misconstrued Scripture by defending unobstructed free will, claiming instead that without the liberating *grace of the Holy Spirit, the human will is enslaved to *sin and at enmity against God. Instead,”
― Kelly M. Kapic, Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition

“This practice of discerning the theological testimony, unity and development of the biblical *canon was a concern of the Reformers, but it began to emerge as an approach distinct from *dogmatic theology in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Having much in common with *covenant theology, Reformed approaches usually emphasize the unity of Scripture as a *redemptive-historical drama, all of which reveals the person and work of Christ. Notable”
― Kelly M. Kapic, Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition

“Originally written in French (1561) by Guido de Brès, this confession in Dutch translation (1562) became a doctrinal standard of the Reformed tradition, originally adopted by the Reformed Church of the Netherlands (Antwerp, 1566). Like”
― Kelly M. Kapic, Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition

“Influential Swiss theologian and leader of *dialectical theology, known for, among other things, his opposition to liberalism, his emphatic Christocentrism and his fresh approach to *revelation. He”
― Kelly M. Kapic, Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition

“While retaining this pedagogical focus, all Protestant churches removed the exorcism and anointing that are performed in the classic Roman Catholic rite. John *Calvin gave baptism a central place in the Sunday *liturgy and prefaced it with *preaching in order to emphasize its function as an outward sign of the inward reality of *salvation *sola gratia.”
― Kelly M. Kapic, Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition

“*Luther argued that true *worship does not need a building, and other Reformers such as *Calvin and *Zwingli agreed that a simple meeting hall was sufficient for Christian worship. Many early Protestant congregations, however, worshiped in formerly Roman Catholic church buildings, often moving the pulpit to a more central location as well as removing statues of saints and stained glass images. The”
― Kelly M. Kapic, Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition

“The belief (from Latin, “against the law”) that Christians are free from any obligation to the law because they have been set free by *faith in the gospel. This precise term arose in a debate between Johann Agricola, Philipp *Melanchthon and Martin *Luther regarding the place of the law in the Christian life. Although”
― Kelly M. Kapic, Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition

“The branch of *Protestantism associated with the Church of England, beginning with Henry VIII’s Act of Supremacy (1534), which officially launched the *English Reformation. During the reign of Elizabeth I, ministers such as John Jewel and Richard Hooker wrote important defenses of the Church of England, forging a middle way between Catholicism and the continental Reformation. Through”
― Kelly M. Kapic, Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition

“A Latin phrase meaning “analogy of faith,” referring to the principle that any interpretation must be in accord with the teaching of the Scripture taken as a whole. Arising”
― Kelly M. Kapic, Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition