Book of Confessions
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The Book of Confessions is the collection of historic creeds and doctrinal statements that defines and guides the theology and faith practice of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Confessions canonical | 2 |
| The Confession of 1967 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Presbyterian confessional document
ⓘ
confessional standard ⓘ doctrinal collection ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| adoptionProcess |
requires approval by the General Assembly
ⓘ
requires ratification by presbyteries ⓘ |
| complements | Book of Order (Presbyterian Church (USA)) ⓘ |
| confessionalNature | subordinate standard to Scripture ⓘ |
| contains |
Presbyterian doctrinal statements
ⓘ
Reformed confessional documents ⓘ historic Christian creeds ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defines | doctrine of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| denomination | Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStatus | constitutional document of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| firstAdoptedBy | United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. ⓘ |
| genre | creeds and confessions ⓘ |
| governingBody |
councils of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
ⓘ
surface form:
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
|
| guides |
faith practice of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
ⓘ
theology of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Brief Statement of Faith (PCUSA)
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Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
surface form:
The Apostles’ Creed
A Brief Statement of Faith (PCUSA) ⓘ
surface form:
The Brief Statement of Faith of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Confession of 1967 ⓘ Belhar Confession ⓘ
surface form:
The Confession of Belhar
Belhar Confession ⓘ
surface form:
The Confession of Belhar (PCUSA version)
Heidelberg Catechism ⓘ
surface form:
The Heidelberg Catechism
Westminster Larger Catechism ⓘ
surface form:
The Larger Catechism
Nicene Creed ⓘ
surface form:
The Nicene Creed
Scots Confession ⓘ
surface form:
The Scots Confession
Second Helvetic Confession ⓘ
surface form:
The Second Helvetic Confession
Westminster Shorter Catechism ⓘ
surface form:
The Shorter Catechism
Barmen Declaration ⓘ
surface form:
The Theological Declaration of Barmen
Westminster Confession of Faith ⓘ
surface form:
The Westminster Confession of Faith
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAdoptedBy | Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| publisher |
Presbyterian Church (USA)
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | subject to the authority of the Bible ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian doctrine
ⓘ
Presbyterian polity ⓘ Reformed confessions ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| usedBy | Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
church discipline in the Presbyterian Church (USA)
ⓘ
ordination standards in the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ teaching in the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Confession of 1967