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Heidelberg Catechism

Entity ID:

heidelberg-catechism

Long Name:

Heidelberg Catechism

Short Name:

Heidelberg Catechism

Disambiguation String:

One of the Three Forms of Unity

Entity Type:

work

Entity Subtype:

article

Christian Classics Ethereal Library

Summary:

With their movement rapidly gaining power, Protestant reformers knew they had to ensure that their followers could hold their ground in a volatile religious environment. In the mid-16th century, a German lord sympathetic to the movement commissioned the composition of a new Protestant Catechism for his territory. The resulting text—the Heidelberg Catechism—has served as a foundational document in Reformed Christianity ever since. In its current revised form, the Catechism consists of 129 questions and answers that fall under three main categories: the misery of man, the redemption of man, and the gratitude due from man.

Kathleen O'Bannon
CCEL Staff

DB Pedia ID:

Heidelberg Catechism]] {{R from other capitalisation

Is An Individual:

No

Is Published:

Yes

Original Language:

lat

CCEL URL:

//ccel.org/ccel/anonymous/heidelberg.html

Original Language Title:

Heidelberger Katechismus

LC Subjects:

All;