our beliefs, practices, and stories Lucas, Sean Michael 1970- creator text bibliography nju Phillipsburg, N.J P&R Pub. c2006 2006 monographic eng

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xv, 271 p. ; 23 cm. Pt. 1: Presbyterian beliefs. God is King : the sovereignty of God -- The priority of amazing grace -- God's story, promise, reign : covenant and kingdom -- What in the world is the church? -- Sacraments : signs and seals of God's grace -- Pt. 2: Presbyterian practices. A heart aflame: Presbyterian and reformed piety -- Gospel-driven Presbyterian worship -- "Decently and in order" : Presbyterian church government -- Pt. 3: Presbyterian stories. The glorious reformation : Calvin, Knox, and the beginnings of Presbyterianism -- Errand into the wilderness : early American Presbyterianism -- The golden age : American Presbyterians in the nineteenth century -- "A true Presbyterian church" : twentieth-century Presbyterianism in the American north -- "A continuing Presbyterian church" : twentieth-century Presbyterianism in the American south. Sean Michael Lucas. Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-257) and indexes. n-us--- Presbyterian Church in America. BX 8968.52 .L83 2006 285/.1 1596380195 9781596380196 2005057515 DLC 051117 20110928105243.0 14171032