Westminster Larger Catechism
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The Westminster Larger Catechism is a detailed 17th-century Reformed doctrinal teaching tool, produced by the Westminster Assembly, that systematically explains Christian theology in a question-and-answer format.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
17th-century religious text
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Christian catechism → Reformed confessional document → theological work → |
| authoringBody |
Westminster Assembly
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| centuryOfComposition |
17th century
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| commissionedBy |
English Parliament
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| confessionalStatus |
subordinate standard in many Presbyterian churches
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| countryOfOrigin |
England
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| dateOfComposition |
1647
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| denominationalUse |
Presbyterian Church
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Reformed churches → |
| doctrinalEmphasis |
covenant of grace
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justification by faith alone → means of grace → sovereignty of God → |
| format |
question-and-answer
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| genre |
confessional and catechetical literature
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| historicalContext |
English Civil War era
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| influenced |
Presbyterian doctrinal standards worldwide
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later Reformed catechisms → |
| isPartOf |
Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms
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Westminster Standards → |
| language |
English
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| lengthRelativeToOtherCatechisms |
longer
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| placeOfComposition |
London
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| primaryAudience |
ministers and mature believers
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| purpose |
catechetical teaching
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instruction in Christian doctrine → systematic explanation of Christian theology → |
| relatedWork |
Westminster Confession of Faith
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Westminster Shorter Catechism → |
| religiousTradition |
Presbyterianism
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Reformed Christianity → |
| secondaryAudience |
catechumens in Reformed churches
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| statusInTradition |
authoritative teaching summary in many Reformed churches
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| structureFeature |
numbered questions and answers
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| subject |
Christology
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Lord's Prayer → Ten Commandments → covenant theology → doctrine of God → ecclesiology → moral law → sacraments → soteriology → |
| theologicalOrientation |
Reformed orthodoxy
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| theologicalTradition |
Calvinism
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| usedFor |
ordination examinations in some Presbyterian denominations
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