Open AccessRecovering Reformed catholicity
Author(s) -
Stafford Carson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
theology in scotland
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1465-2862
DOI - 10.15664/tis.v26is.1873
Subject(s) - orthodoxy , confession (law) , christian ministry , faith , value (mathematics) , sociology , confessional , law , theology , political science , philosophy , computer science , machine learning , politics
This article begins by outlining some of the questions raised within the Church of Scotland in recent decades concerning the role and value of the Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF) as the church’s subordinate standard. In addressing these, the article asserts that the content and teaching of the WCF continue to be relevant for Reformed churches today. By examining the work that went into the drafting of the WCF, the article argues that the cohesive picture of Reformed orthodoxy and catholicity that the WCF presents has immense practical value for contemporary ministry and church renewal in a challenging cultural moment.