Reformed Standards of Unity: The Historic Statements of Faith Confessed by the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches

by Peter A. Lillback, Bernard Aubert (Editor)

“This volume contains selected doctrinal documents of the Christian faith as confessed throughout the history of Presbyterian and Reformed churches of Jesus Christ to the present day. Although not equal in authority to inspired revelation, we believe these documents to be faithful summaries of Christian doctrine as taught by Holy Scripture. It is with this in mind that we have prepared this edition expressly for the use of students at Westminster Theological Seminary. However, it is our hope that the quality and portability of the book, along with its pertinent selections of creeds and confessions, will make it immediately useful for broader application—supplementing and serving the worship and study of Christ’s church.”The historic texts which comprise this volume The Apostles’ Creed, The Nicene Creed, The Chalcedonian Definition, and The Athanasian CreedThe Westminster The Westminster Confession of Faith, The Westminster Larger Catechism, and The Westminster Shorter CatechismThe Three Forms of The Belgic Confession, The Heidelberg Catechism, and The Canons of the Synod of DortThe Second Helvetic ConfessionVisit standards.wts.edu for a comprehensive scripture index

492 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 31, 2023

About the author

Peter A. Lillback is an American theologian who serves as President and Professor of Historical Theology and Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. He is also President of the Providence Forum and a senior editor at Unio cum Christo. Ordained in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, he holds credentials as a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America. Lillback earned degrees from Cedarville University, Dallas Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary. He is the author of George Washington’s Sacred Fire.

Reviews

[Joseph Wolcott · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent collection of purely Reformed doctrine. Every Christian should read and absorb the contents of the four ecumenical creeds. Both the Westminster Standards and the Three Forms of Unity are confessional theology at its best. This book presents them systematically and chronologically. The Second Helvetic Confession is also a very underrated Reformed confession. The book makes clear that these are the doctrinal standards of Westminster Theological Seminary. I had a lot of respect for Westminster before (my grandfather and great-grandfather, as well as my current pastor, are Westminster alumni), and publishing this has only increased my respect for the institution. This is absolutely worth reading, even if you are not Reformed.