Lee C. Barrett III

The Heidelberg Catechism: a New Translation for the Twenty-first Century Lee C. Barrett III

Barrett provides a fresh translation of THE HEIDELBERG CATECHISM that takes into account scholarship since the 1962 translation by Allen Miller and Eugene Osterhaven. An introduction briefly describes the role of catechisms in the life of the church and explains the historical dynamics that led to the composition of THE HEIDELBERG CATECHISM. it includes a synposis of the catechism's distinctive theological emphases as well as suggestions about the onging relevance for churches in a post-Christendom environment as well as explaining doctrinal terms. Designed for new church members, confirmation students, and persons sekking ministerial standing in the United Church of Christ.