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Bouwman Spiritual Order For the Church

Posted on by David Cox

Spiritual Order For the Church

by Clarence Bouwman




Summary

This is a quite extensive work on church polity from a Reformed perspective (which I would assume they have a tendency towards Presbyterian polity).

  • Key to the Church Order of the Free Reformed Churches of Australia
  • Key to the Church Order of the Canadian Reformed Churches

Evaluation by David Cox

This is another important document in the Dutch Reformed Church, and this document would hold importance for Reformed and Calvinist students in general. The document is arranged in 81 articles and 3 appendices. It would define the break between the Catholic Church and the Dutch Reformed, looking at arguments against Papal authority. This would make the work good for people seeking information on Catholicism or the Reformation. There are parts on Lutheran Church Government, as well as general definitions of elders, ministers, deacons, offices, etc. within church government in general. So students of church polity might be interested in this work as well. Continue reading →

Betts, G.H. – How to Teach Religion

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HOW TO TEACH RELIGION
Principles and Methods
by GEORGE HERBERT BETTS
Sunday School Lesson, Sunday School Lesson for kids

How to Teach Religion is a book on how to teach religion for Christian educations (Sunday School Lesson, Sunday School Lesson for kids).

THE ABINGDON PRESS
NEW YORK CINCINNATI
1926

In this work, educator Betts (Methodist Episcopal) explains how a person teaches religion. He begins with the person of the teacher, then the great objective, a fourfold foundation (right aims, material, organization, and presentation), religious knowledge, religious attitude, connecting instruction with life and conduct, the subject matter of religious education, organization of the material, the technique, making truth vivid, types of teaching, and methods, etc. His work is directed at helping the teacher to be a better teacher for the glory of God. Continue reading →