The Presbyterian Church in Canada and the Pope: one denomination's struggle with its confessional history
The Westminster Confession of Faith (1647), a subordinate standard of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, makes harsh, even offensive, statements about the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church. This paper explores how The Presbyterian Church in Canada has sought to balance the confessional nature of th...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2004
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Studies in religion
Year: 2004, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 105-115 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Canada
/ Presbyterians
/ Catholic church
/ Westminster Confession
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| RelBib Classification: | KBQ North America KDB Roman Catholic Church KDD Protestant Church KDJ Ecumenism |
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| Summary: | The Westminster Confession of Faith (1647), a subordinate standard of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, makes harsh, even offensive, statements about the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church. This paper explores how The Presbyterian Church in Canada has sought to balance the confessional nature of the church with its changing views of the Roman Catholic Church. Choosing not to amend the Westminster Confession of Faith, the church has adopted explanatory notes and declaratory acts to help Presbyterians understand the Confession in a new time. |
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| ISSN: | 0008-4298 |
| Contains: | In: Studies in religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/000842980403300106 |