A Puritan Catechism for Families

by Richard Baxter

Richard Baxter intended for this book, originally published as The Catechizing of Families , to be a guide that would go beyond the basic catechisms. Baxter hoped for his book to be helpful to family leaders, school teachers, and professors wanting to educate young people in the deeper aspects of Christianity. A Puritan Catechism for Families contains the basics of faith, as well as expositions of the Apostle's Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments.

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Genres: Discipleship, Christian, Theology

382 pages, Paperback

Published January 22, 2017

About the author

Richard Baxter (1615-1691) was an English Puritan church leader, poet, hymn-writer, theologian, and controversialist. Dean Stanley called him "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen". After some false starts, he made his reputation by his ministry at Kidderminster, and at around the same time began a long and prolific career as theological writer. After the Restoration he refused preferment, while retaining a non-separatist presbyterian approach, and became one of the most influential leaders of the nonconformists, spending time in prison.

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Reviews

[Luke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably more worth the time of the average Christian than the majority of systematic theologies. I look forward to the day when the Reformed world comes to its senses and the name of Baxter is more commonly on the lips of learned men than that of John Owen.

[Stephen Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

If for no other reason, Baxter's catechism is excellent because he asks really good questions. Even if you don't agree with his answers, he does a nice job sketching out the key areas for an answer. Really good introduction with natural theology. Most of the exposition of the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the 10 Commandments are standard, though Baxter's views on justification and the atonement are quite eclectic and not necessarily great. Some of his detractors are probably harder on him than necessary, though I would say that I don't agree with him on his formulations of those doctrines.