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Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition, By Kelly M. Kapic and Wesley Vander Lugt

Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition

The IVP Pocket Reference Series

by Kelly M. Kapic and Wesley Vander Lugt

Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition
Paperback
$16.99
  • Length: 140 pages
  • Dimensions: 4.25 × 7 in
  • Published: May 02, 2013
  • Imprint: IVP Academic
  • ISBN: 9780830827084
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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 conversation without embarrassing yourself?

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 fontes 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

And much more.

The Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition is ready to assist you over the rough parts of readings, lectures, conversations and blogs. It will also be a companionable and concise introduction to one of the great Christian traditions.

Designed for students and pastors alike, the short and accessible volumes in the IVP Pocket Reference Series will help you tackle the study of biblical languages, church history, apologetics, world religions, Christian spirituality, ethics, theology, and more.

REVIEWS

"Only well-informed teachers can summarize large topics in a way that is both accurate and accessible. That is precisely what the authors of this pocket dictionary have achieved."Michael Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor of SystematicTheology Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California
"For students of theology who have no home in a confessional tradition, this book will prove a valuable resource. Like the best travel guides, it orients newcomers to a strange new land (e.g., Calvinism, covenant theology), its leading lights (e.g., William Ames, Herman Bavinck, Karl Barth), their beliefs (e.g., common grace, infralapsarianism, sola scriptura) and customs (e.g., mortification, paedobaptism, worship), thereby enabling readers to understand and speak the language of its Reformed inhabitants. It may even prompt strangers to the tradition to become sojourners. And even when it does not, readers will find the book's value to be disproportionate to its small size."Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
"Kapic and Vander Lugt are to be commended for this fantastic resource to advance the learning of individuals and the awareness of the entire Reformed church regarding its foundations. The concise entries provide laypeople, as well as advanced scholars, with quick reference and remarkable insight regarding key aspects of our history and thought that easily escape memory or get lost in general impression."Bryan Chapell, chancellor, Covenant Theological Seminary
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CONTENTS

Preface
Listings
Chronology

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BONUS MATERIAL

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ABOUT Kelly M. Kapic

Kelly M. Kapic

Kelly M. Kapic holds the Honorary Chair of Theology and Culture at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Kapic has also worked on research teams funded by the John Templeton Foundation. He is an author or editor of more than fifteen books, including the award-winning titles You’re Only Human and Embodied Hope, and is an active speaker.

ABOUT Wesley Vander Lugt

Wesley Vander Lugt

Wesley Vander Lugt (PhD, University of St Andrews) is adjunct professor of theology and acting director of the Leighton Ford Initiative for Theology, the Arts, and Gospel Witness at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte. His publications include Living Theodrama: Reimagining Theological Ethics and Beauty Is Oxygen: Finding a Faith That Breathes.

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