Westminster Assembly – This Day in Presbyterian History

September 25: The Several Parties of the Westminster Assembly

The Assembly Subscribes the Solemn League & Covenant [1643] Dr. Will Barker, former president of Covenant Theological Seminary and professor of church history at the Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, has…

archivist 25 September, 2015

September 17: Rev. Jonathan Dickinson

A Potential Schism Halted by a Compromise Initially there was no real problem with the written standards for the Presbyterian Church in America. Ministerial students were simply tested for their learning…

davidtmyers 17 September, 2015

September 12: Presbyterian Theology

Rev. Robert P. Kerr's little volume, PRESBYTERIANISM FOR THE PEOPLE, now moves to a short section on Presbyterian theology. There are three chapters in this section: (1) Presbyterian Theology; (2) Peculiarities of…

archivist 12 September, 2015

August 27: Adoption of the Westminster Confession of Faith (1647)

Westminster Confession Approved by Church of Scotland You may ask upon reading the title of this contribution, why are we thinking about adoption of the Westminster Confession of Faith, when the whole This…

archivist 27 August, 2015

June 20: The Study of Presbyterianism

Presbyterians ought to know Presbyterianism. Our series earlier this month, TEN REASONS FOR BEING A PRESBYTERIAN, was well received. So taking that encouragement, our plan is to now present each…

archivist 20 June, 2015