Topic · Doctrine · 10 books
Catechisms
Question-and-answer summaries of the faith, with the classic expositions that unpack them.
Luther's Larger Catechism
Martin Luther · 1529 AD — Luther's exposition of the commandments, creed, prayer, and sacraments.
Nowell's Catechism
Alexander Nowell · 1570 AD — a Master and Scholar dialogue that became the standard teaching tool of Elizabethan England.
Heidelberg Catechism Commentary: Part 1
Zacharias Ursinus · 1591 AD — his exposition of misery, redemption, and the catechism's foundations.
Heidelberg Catechism Commentary: Part 2
Zacharias Ursinus · 1591 AD — the second volume, covering justification, the sacraments, and the commandments.
The Westminster Shorter Catechism for Kids
Westminster Assembly · 1647 AD — the Shorter Catechism's 107 questions rewritten for children to understand.
The Shorter Catechism Explained from Scripture
Thomas Vincent · 1674 AD — a clause-by-clause exposition of the Westminster Shorter Catechism from Scripture.
Bunyan's Catechism
John Bunyan · 1675 AD — a question-and-answer guide to the foundations of Christian doctrine and human nature.
The Catechizing of Families
Richard Baxter · 1683 AD — a household catechism in forty-seven chapters for teaching the faith under one's roof.
Spurgeon's Catechism
Charles Spurgeon · 1855 AD — eighty-two questions summarizing the faith for his Metropolitan Tabernacle congregation.
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