Westminster Shorter Catechism
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The Westminster Shorter Catechism is a 17th-century Reformed Protestant teaching tool, structured as a series of questions and answers that summarize core Christian doctrines for instruction, especially of children and new believers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westminster Shorter Catechism canonical | 18 |
| Shorter Catechism | 1 |
| The Shorter Catechism | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century religious text
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Christian catechism ⓘ Reformed confessional document ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Westminster Confession of Faith
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Westminster Larger Catechism ⓘ |
| author | Westminster Assembly ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Parliament of England
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surface form:
English Parliament
|
| contains |
exposition of the Lord’s Prayer
ⓘ
exposition of the Ten Commandments ⓘ summary of the Apostles’ Creed ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1647 ⓘ |
| doctrineEmphasis |
authority of Scripture
ⓘ
covenant theology ⓘ justification by faith alone ⓘ sovereignty of God ⓘ |
| genre | doctrinal summary ⓘ |
| historicalContext | English Civil War era ⓘ |
| influenced | Reformed catechetical instruction worldwide ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Genevan Reformed theology
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Heidelberg Catechism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
ⓘ
lay church members ⓘ new converts ⓘ |
| inUseSince | 17th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| numberOfQuestions | 107 ⓘ |
| openingAnswer | Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. ⓘ |
| openingQuestion | What is the chief end of man? ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
England
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Scotland ⓘ |
| purpose |
catechesis of children
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catechesis of new believers ⓘ instruction in Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
Reformed Protestantism ⓘ |
| status | subordinate standard in many Presbyterian denominations ⓘ |
| structure | question and answer format ⓘ |
| subject |
Christ the Redeemer
ⓘ
God and His decrees ⓘ application of redemption ⓘ creation and providence ⓘ fall of man and sin ⓘ means of grace ⓘ moral law ⓘ prayer ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Calvinism ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterian churches
Reformed churches ⓘ |
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Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
→
confessionalStandard
→
Westminster Shorter Catechism
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subject surface form:
Presbyterian Church in America
General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
→
confessionalStandard
→
Westminster Shorter Catechism
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this entity surface form:
The Shorter Catechism
this entity surface form:
Shorter Catechism