DESCRIPTION

The Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition is an informative guide book ready to assist you with all the difficulties of reading, researching, and understanding the wide breadth of the Reformed Tradition. Excellent for ongoing reference, it also serves as a concise introduction to one of the most complex and storied of the great Christian traditions.

Beginning to study Reformed theology is like stepping into a family conversation that has been going on for five hundred years. How do you find your bearings and figure out how to take part in this discussion without missing the salient points or making valuable contributions? 

The Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition takes on this rich, boisterous and varied tradition in its broad contours, filling you in on its common affirmations as well as its family tensions. Here you will find succinct and reliable entries on:

• Latin terms, such as ad fonts and sola fide
• Theologians, from Calvin to Torrance
• Confessions, such as the Belgic and Westminster
• Doctrines, such as atonement and sanctification
• Apologists, such as Francis Schaeffer and Cornelius Van Til