A Sketch of the Christian's Catechism (Classic Reformed Theology) - Softcover

William Ames

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1601780451 ISBN 13: 9781601780454

Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books, 2020

Synopsis

Ames's method in this book is not an analysis of the Catechism itself. Rather, he chooses a particular text of Scripture that supports the main thoughts for a given Lord's Day. While the exposition is directly from the Bible, Ames's doctrinal conclusions interact with the corresponding Questions and Answers of the Heidelberg Catechism.

Joel R. Beeke and Todd M. Rester's introduction provides valuable background on Ames and his work. Rester's fresh translation from the Latin opens several avenues of interest for modern day English readers. Historians of 16th and 17th century thought will value the critical English translation of a much neglected text, and the fact that it demonstrates the interaction between English Puritanism and the Dutch Further Reformation.

Reformed pastors will also take interest in this, as it provides another important resource on a classic doctrinal standard.

About this title

About the Author

William Ames (1576-1633) was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, where William Perkins was his tutor. He attended the Synod of Dort as an English observer and there began to develop his reputation as a brilliant theologian. From 1622, he was professor of theology at the University of Franeker in Holland, where he attracted students from all over Protestant Europe.

Review

This new edition of Ames's Sketch of the Christian's Catechism is welcome indeed. William Ames, 'the learned doctor' of seventeenth-century Puritanism, was preeminently the teacher that showed Christianity as combining both doctrine and practical living. The new translation with historical introduction will be helpful to scholarly and general readers. --Keith L. Sprunger, Bethel College

Edition details

• Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1601780451
• ISBN 13: 9781601780454
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 253