RCUS eREFERENCE LIBRARY, Version 2.5
Author/Editor:
The RCUS eBook Committee
Date: 2006
Format: CD-ROM, eBooks in Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Price: $35.00 Members / $45.00 Others
Description:
This disc contains a series of eBooks (electronic books) in Adobe Acrobat PDF format which form the Reformed Church in the U.S. eReference Library. There are three main categories of eBooks on this disc. The first contains documents that introduce the present RCUS. The second contains studies on the Reformed Confessions which enable the reader to more fully understand Reformed theology. The third part treats the history of the German Reformed tradition in Europe and the United States, containing the majority of the publications of Dr. James I. Good.
1. RCUS PUBLICATIONS
Frank Walker, Why the Reformed Church In the U.S.?
Robert Grossmann, Who We Are—What We Are—Why We Are
Constitution of the Reformed Church in the U.S. (1997)
Directory of Worship of the Reformed Church in the U.S. (1998)
Frank Walker, Reformed Church Government (2000)
The Three Forms of Unity: Belgic Confession (1561), Heidelberg Catechism (1563), and Canons of Dordrecht (1618-19)
2. THE REFORMED CONFESSIONS
A number of important commentaries on the Heidelberg Catechism are provided in eBook format. These include those by Zacharias Ursinus based upon his theological lectures; Otto Thelemann’s commentary provides a useful resource for students, pastors, and elders; and George W. Bethune’s lectures provide a sound guide to Reformed teaching. The Belgic Confession is treated in two studies: the first by Henry Beets, a concise study; and the second by Peter Y. De Jong, an in-depth study. The history of the Canons of Dort are treated in an older study by Thomas Scott.
Zacharias Ursinus, Commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism (1616, 1852)
Otto Thelemann, Aid to the Heidelberg Catechism (1896)
George W. Bethune, Expository Lectures on the Heidelberg Catechism (1864, 1866)
Henry Beets, The Belgic Confession Explained (1929)
Peter Y. De Jong, The Church’s Witness to the World: The Belgic Confession (1960)
Thomas Scott, The Synod of Dort and Its Articles (1818, 1841)
3. REFORMED CHURCH HISTORY
The majority of works published by James Isaac Good (1850–1924) on included. These works cover the range of the history of the German Reformed Church and the Reformed Church in the U.S. until the early part of the twentieth century. These studies are supplemented by B. S. Schneck, who provides a closer look at the unreformed character of the Mercersburg Theology of John W. Nevin and Philip Schaff. Finally, Norman Hoeflinger, Robert Grossmann, and Norman L. Jones provide an outline of the history of the RCUS and treat the more recent history of the church since the merger of 1934.