RT Article
T1 Trends and Directions in Reformed Theology
JF The expository times
VO 122
IS 7
SP 313
OP 326
A1 Smit, Dirk J. 1951-
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2011
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1560508892
AB It is notoriously difficult to describe Reformed theology, due to the nature of the tradition itself, namely plural and diverse, self-critical and changing. Globally, the Reformed story is a story of many stories, with two thirds of its members today living in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and with intimate ties to the historical, social and cultural realities of diverse societies and communities. The Reformed tradition is confessional, but understood in an open, historical and contextual way. It is even difficult to list typical Reformed doctrinal positions, although attempts are common. Perhaps it is more appropriate to focus on the Reformed ethos and to understand the tradition as a way of being the Christian community in the world, in an awareness of the living God.
K1 Christian Communities
K1 DOCTRINAL theology
K1 God (Christianity)
K1 Reformed confession
K1 Reformed ethics
K1 Reformed (Reformed Church)
K1 Reformed Theology
K1 Reformed Tradition
K1 Theology
K1 Tradition (Theology)
DO 10.1177/0014524610394617