{"product_id":"learning-jesus-christ-through-the-heidelberg-catechism-9781725264731","title":"Learning Jesus Christ through the Heidelberg Catechism","description":"\"\"The Heidelberg Catechism does not represent a different theological orientation... here the Reformed Church confesses the good news of Jesus Christ in. a joyful, thankful, free, personal way . . . Barth has caught this spirit in his commentary. To read it is to become acquainted with a side of Reformed Protestantism which all too often has remained hidden.\"\" - from the Preface The two short studies by renowned theologian Karl Barth included here were first published in 1964, the 400th anniversary of the Heidelberg Catechism--a classical document of the Reformation Period. Students, ministers, laypersons, and theologians continue to find these essays helpful, for they provide not only an introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism, but also a brief, systematic presentation of Reformed theology in the 16th century and a glimpse of Barth's own theology on the 20th century. The first essay, \"\"Christian Doctrine According to the Heidelberg Catechism,\"\" is a question by question interpretation, commentary, and evaluation of the catechism. \"\"Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism,\"\" the second essay, examines the three basic questions of the document: Who is the Comforter? Who is comforted? and How is comfort given and in what does it consist?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wipf \u0026amp; Stock Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781725264731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Karl Barth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239170437301,"sku":"9781725264731","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_31104f75-edf8-4b7c-b0ba-ea116219d34c.jpg?v=1770917057","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/learning-jesus-christ-through-the-heidelberg-catechism-9781725264731","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}