Statement of Faith (1940)
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The Statement of Faith (1940) is a foundational doctrinal declaration of the United Church of Canada that outlines its core Christian beliefs and theological principles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Statement of Faith (1940) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Church of Canada document
ⓘ
confession of faith ⓘ doctrinal statement ⓘ |
| affirmsDoctrine |
Christian ethical responsibility
ⓘ
Christian mission in the world ⓘ authority of the Bible ⓘ deity of Jesus Christ ⓘ doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper ⓘ salvation through Jesus Christ ⓘ the Church as the body of Christ ⓘ work of the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| author | United Church of Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| denomination | United Church of Canada ⓘ |
| denominationalContext |
United Church of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
United Church of Canada Basis of Union tradition
|
| genre |
ecclesial statement
ⓘ
theological document ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
Christian inquirers in Canada
ⓘ
members of the United Church of Canada ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose declaration ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to outline core Christian beliefs of the United Church of Canada
ⓘ
to provide a doctrinal standard for the United Church of Canada ⓘ |
| historicalRole | mid-20th-century doctrinal expression of the United Church of Canada ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Methodist doctrinal standards
ⓘ
Reformed confessions ⓘ historic Christian creeds ⓘ |
| isBasisFor |
United Church of Canada doctrinal interpretation
ⓘ
United Church of Canada teaching materials ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| statusWithinDenomination | foundational doctrinal declaration ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian life and service
ⓘ
the Father ⓘ
surface form:
God the Father
God the Holy Spirit ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Spirit
Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus Christ the Son
Scripture ⓘ The Christian Ecclesia ⓘ
surface form:
the Church
|
| theologicalTradition |
Methodist heritage
ⓘ
Presbyterian heritage ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Reformed theology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United Church of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
United Church of Canada congregations
United Church of Canada ministers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
catechesis
ⓘ
doctrinal reference ⓘ teaching ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.