“There are constraints on what counts as "Reformed." It's more than a name or a label. It's about belonging to a particular theological stream or tradition, which is shaped in important respects by particular thinkers and their work, particular arguments and ideas, a particular community (especially, particular church communities, denominations, and so on), particular liturgies or ways of worshipping and living out the Christian life, and particular confessions that inform the practices of these communities.” WayImportantIdeasChristianNamesCommunityChurchPracticeParticularArgumentTraditionChristian LifeLabelsStreamsBelongingThinkerConfessionConstraintsTheologicalDenominationsLiturgyChurch Community Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“The confessions don't speak with one voice. They are more like a cluster of closely-related but distinct voices - a kind of choir, if you like.” IfsKindSpeakVoiceRelatedConfessionChoirClusters Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“Reformed theology belongs to this confessional tradition, and Reformed theologians and churches continue to write confessions even today.” WritingTodayChurchTraditionTheologyConfessionTheologianReformed Theology Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“In the twentieth century the Reformed tradition was developed in several ways including additional confessions (Barmen, the Belhar Confession, the 1967 Confession of the PC(USA), and so on). It was also significantly augmented by the work of important thinkers like Karl Barth, T. F. Torrance, Jürgen Moltmann, Emil Brunner, Kathryn Tanner, and so on.” WayImportantCenturyTraditionIncludingUsaThinkerConfessionTwentieth CenturyBarmen Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“The Reformed tradition at the beginning of the twenty-first century is different as a consequence of this - and different in nontrivial ways. Some may scoff at this, saying that such "developments" don't represent Reformed thought. But by what standard? Perhaps by the Westminster Confession. But this is only one Reformed confession, and it was only ever a subordinate standard.” WayFirstsMayDifferentCenturyDevelopmentStandardsConsequenceTraditionTwentiesConfessionSubordinatesWestminster Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“No confession is inerrant; Reformed Christians are supposed to be those who seek to be constantly reformed according to the Word of God - and that includes our confessions as well.” WellsChristianSupposed To BeWord Of GodConfession Author:Oliver D. Crisp
