Prezbitopia: Co to znaczy być prezbiterianinem

by Ken Golden

Książka napisana w sposób przystępny, wciągający, a nade wszystko wierny treści Pisma. Jest ona czymś więcej niż zwykłym podręcznikiem dla nowych członków Kościoła. Osoby poszukujące odświeżenia wiedzy o podstawowych prawdach chrześcijaństwa poznają się na jej wartości.

154 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2022

Reviews

[Michael]

My family and I are in the process of joining an OPC church. Presbytopia was one of the books that were given to us to read for membership. I cannot recommend this book enough. I actually grabbed a couple of extra copies to give to loved ones. The author expertly explains the Christian faith and the Reformed distinctives with the art of simplicity. There is no additional fluff in this book and each section is direct to the point, yet does not read as boring theology.

He directly deals with the following topics: Bible, God, Man, Sin, Christ, Justification, Sanctification, Doctrines of Grace, Church Government, Worship, Preaching, Baptism, Lord's Supper, and Prayer. Each chapter is written within 5-8 pages and has discussion questions for further study.

If you are interested in an introduction to what the Orthodox Presbyterian Church believes and practices, I would recommend this book.

[Zack]

A well-written, clear, and brisk introduction to Reformed theology, worship, and church life. Golden does a good job here. I love the title, by the way!

Some notes:
- he adopts a three-office view
- in his general introduction to Presbyterianism/Reformed theology, he begins with TULIP (as opposed to the five solas, which aren’t mentioned)
- unless I missed it, there is no mention of union with Christ in the sections discussing salvation or sacraments
- he presents the three-office view (which makes sense, as he is an OPC minister)
- the strongest sections are the ones on worship and TULIP

[landrejczyk]

YES. READ THIS. MS. LINDMEIER AND MS. TOMASSI HAVE TO READ THIS YESSS. that’s all i have to say. i am simply an incoherent biological nightmare. farewell my beloved cheese bags.

[BarricadeBoiz]

YESSSSS

[Bob O'Bannon]

Very handy and brief introduction to evangelical Presbyterianism. Golden starts with an explanation of the orthodox, evangelical gospel (so this is good for people new to the faith as well), then moves into discussions of Presbyterian distinctives, such as covenant theology, Calvinism, infant baptism and the regulative principal of worship. I love the appendix, which gives a sample order of Presbyterian worship, along with Scriptural support for each element and rationale for their placement in the liturgy.

[Rebekah Hanna]

Such a concise but rich summary of what Presbyterians believe, every Presbyterian should read this book and a great resource for Presbyterian ministers to use with their congregations in different contexts

[Sean McGowan]

Helpful introduction. I have a few quibbles, title included, but overall a very good work.

[Matthew Rawlings]

An excellent little introduction to the presbyterian model. Recommended.

[Iversenandrew]

Helpful. Informative. Great launching pad into further reading and wrestling.