The Presbyterian Church in Canada and the Pope
One denomination's struggle with its confessional history
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3941964 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter G Bush (0000-0001-8609-2812, Knox Presbyterian Church, Mitchell, Ontario NOK INO), Peter Bush (0000-0002-0948-4422, Texas Health Dallas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 105-115 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4298 • E-ISSN: 2042-0587 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000842980403300106 |
| OpenAlex | W1990757294 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The Westminster Confession of Faith (1647), a subordinate standard of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, makes harsh, even offensive, statements about the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church. This paper explores how The Presbyterian Church in Canada has sought to balance the confessional nature of the church with its changing views of the Roman Catholic Church. Choosing not to amend the Westminster Confession of Faith, the church has adopted explanatory notes and declaratory acts to help Presbyterians understand the Confession in a new time
Church History · Confession (law · Confessional · Faith · Offensive · Political science · Politics · Theology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Engineering · History · Law · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |