The Reformed Church of Ireland, 1537-1889 /

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The origin of the Reformed church in Germany.

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Annals of the American pulpit;

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LITURGIA E IDENTIDADES CULTURAIS NAS PRÁTICAS LITÚRGICAS DA IGREJA PRESBITERIANA-REFORMADA EM CUBA NA PERSPECTIVA DA PRÁXIS RELIGIOSA

A presente tese aborda a relação entre liturgia e identidades culturais nas práticas litúrgicas da Igreja Presbiteriana Reformada em Cuba (IPRC). Tal estudo realiza-se à luz da práxis religiosa, que abrange o conjunto de atitudes criadoras, reflexivas,libertadoras e radicais desenvolvidas pelas igrejas e instituições cristãs. O texto remete tanto à história sócio-cultural do país quanto à história do presbiterianismo cubano, embora focalize o período de 1967-2009, e se desenvolve a partir de quatro objetivos específicos: pesquisar as matrizes culturais constitutivas da cultura cubana; apresentar as raízes históricas dos protestantes e as vertentes seguidas pelo presbiterianismo cubano até a conformação da IPRC; verificar as práticas litúrgicas da IPRC; e oferecer pistas para construir e celebrar a esperança por meio de uma práxis litúrgica inculturada. Para alcançar os objetivos desta pesquisa, usou-se o método histórico, que pressupõe a investigação de acontecimentos, processos e instituições do passado para verificar sua influência na sociedade. A metodologia foi de natureza bibliográfica, auxiliada pela pesquisa de campo através de um questionário de doze perguntas. As entrevistas foram feitas com pessoas pertences à IPRC. As ações se desenvolveram da seguinte maneira: revisão de textos produzidos por cientistas cubanos acerca da temática em questão; levantamento bibliográfico de literatura de autores não cubanos para complementar o tema escolhido; análise do teor compilado; aplicação de entrevistas; e avaliação dos resultados obtidos. O problema para o qual a presente pesquisa procura respostas é que por um lado a sociedade mudou e, por outro lado, a Igreja não consegue dialogar eficazmente com a mesma, nem acompanhar as mudanças sociais. Diante de tal situação a pergunta é: O que fazer para desenvolver uma práxis litúrgica adequada ao contexto sócio-cultural no qual a Igreja está inserida? As respostas a esta questão não se erguem como um padrão rígido, mas como guia, ou mapa, que constantemente deverá ser revisado e adequado.

Memoir of the Rev. Peter Labagh, D.D. : with notices of the history of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America /

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A memoir of Andrew Meneely, Esq., a ruling elder in the Reformed Dutch Church, of West Troy, N.Y. /

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The constitution of the Reformed Dutch Church in the United-States of America. With an appendix, containing rules and orders of the General Synod, from 1794 to 1815.

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Psalms and hymns : with the Catechism, Confession of faith, a Liturgy, of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America /

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The Practice and Understanding of the Eucharist in the United Church of Christ: A Practical Theological Study

This dissertation explores the complexity of the understanding and practice of the Eucharist in the United Church of Christ as revealed in a textual analysis of the UCC Book of Worship (1986) and a qualitative study of five representative UCC congregations. Little has been written on this topic, save for several brief articles on the history of the theology of the sacrament in the two bodies that merged to form the UCC in 1957: the Congregational Christian Churches (CC) and the Evangelical and Reformed Church (E&R). This dissertation advances the topic through a practical-theological study that brings into critical conversation contemporary eucharistic practices in five congregations and a historical theological analysis of liturgical traditions in the UCC and antecedent denominations. Through this conversation, the study articulates common themes of a UCC eucharistic theology and explores implications for ongoing theology and practice in the denomination. The introduction explicates the methodology employed in this study, guided by Don Browning's work. The first two chapters present the findings of the focus group interviews and an interpretation of those results respectively. Chapter three analyzes the eucharistic liturgies in three historic books of worship used in the E&R heritage. In chapter four, two of the antecedent resources utilized in the CC tradition are analyzed. The short-lived Hymnal of the United Church of Christ, published in 1974, includes liturgies that would find fuller expression in the 1986 Book of Worship. That hymnal is examined in chapter five. Chapter six interprets the two services of "Word and Sacrament" found in the Book of Worship. Chapter seven offers a comparative analysis of the focus group findings and the theology inherent in the Book of Worship. The final chapter offers strategic recommendations for revised theory and practice. The conclusion points toward areas for further research: it propels a critical conversation around the notion of covenant, Christ's presence in the meal, and who can receive and officiate at the Eucharist. This dissertation concludes that the UCC lives within a balance of multiple, complementary theologies and challenges the denomination to make stronger connections between the meal and mission, reconciliation, and tradition.

Understanding the Intersection of Reformed Faith and Dutch Immigrant Culture in Ontario Independent Christian Schools: Principals’ Experiences and Perspectives

In the aftermath of World War II, a wave of Dutch Reformed immigrants arrived in Ontario, many of whom joined the Christian Reformed Church. Following familiar cultural patterns, history, and their Reformed Christian faith, these immigrants settled in Ontario with remarkable institutional completeness (Breton, 1964). They quickly established independent, parent-operated Christian schools across Ontario. The primary purpose of the schools was to educate children through a comprehensive biblically based school program, yet this religious purpose often intersected with a Dutch immigrant ethnic culture. Van Dijk (2001) states that “the schools were the most important organization in maintaining the religious and ethnic identity of Calvinists” (p. 66). In this qualitative study I explore the intersection of Reformed faith and Dutch Canadian immigrant ethnic culture in Christian schools through the experiential and professional lens of eight retired principals. Employing a theoretical framework informed by Berger’s (1967) Sacred Canopy, I suggest that the intersection of faith and culture was experienced in the schools and was embodied by the schools themselves. Findings point to this intersection being located in the participants’ experience of (a) Dutchness, (b) the struggle for Christian education, (c) the ties that bound the school community together, and (d) the cloud of witnesses that founded and continues to support and encourage the Christian school community. The study offers insight into a Dutch Reformed immigrant group’s experience carving out a niche for themselves on the educational landscape in Ontario. This study also offers suggestions on how Christian schools can broaden their canopy and become more ethnically and denominationally diverse in the future.

Institutes of the Christian religion /

The first edition of this translation was published in 1813.

Sermons of the Rev. James Saurin : late pastor of the French church at the Hague /

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The liturgy of the French Protestant church, translated from the editions of 1737 and 1772, published at Neuchatel, with additional prayers carefully selected, and some alterations. Arranged for the use of the congregation in the city of Charleston, S.C.

Acquisition date: 15Ja'45Del.

A young people's history of the Christian church /

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