“Confessing the Faith Today”

“To all appearances the old Standards have largely fallen into disuse in the church.” This assertion is made by Allan Janssen, affiliate associate professor of theology at NBTS. In his new book, Confessing the Faith Today, he observes that “one hears little reference to the Belgic Confession . . . in ecclesiastical discussions.” Still, Janssen sees this oldest Reformed confession as something valuable for a church engaging the Word and the contemporary U.S. situation.

We will discuss this new book and the place of the Belgic Confession in the 21^st century at the gathering “Confessing the Faith Today” on Monday, February 13, beginning at 3:30 pm.   Dr. Janssen will make a brief presentation about the book and its approach, followed by responses to his work by four pastoral theologians.

Cora Tait, a graduate of Alliance Theological Seminary and New Brunswick Theological Seminary, is pastor of Highbridge Community Church (RCA) in the Bronx.
Joshua Bode is pastor of Woodstock (New York) Reformed Church and a graduate of Western Theological Seminary. He is a past moderator of the RCA Commission on Church Order.
Lynn Japinga is Professor of Religion at Hope College, and a graduate of Princeton and Union (NY) Theological Seminaries. She is the author of Loyalty and Loss: The Reformed Church in America, 1945-1994. Her book Preaching the Women of the Old Testament: Who They Were and Why They Matter, is scheduled for publication in 2017.
Jaeseung Cha is Associate Professor of Foundational and Constructive Theology at NBTS.

There will be time for all of the participants to respond and discuss the book over dinner. The suggested donation for dinner is $20.00—free for NBTS students, faculty, and staff. RSVP to jbrumm@nbts.edu by Thursday, February 9, if you plan to attend.