John H. Leith (1919–2002)

Author of Creeds of the Churches: A Reader in Christian Doctrine from the Bible to the Present

About the Author

John H. Leith (1919-2002) was the Mary Elizabeth Pemberton Professor of Theology at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, where he served the church as a theologian and teacher from 1959 until his retirement in 1990. Of his many books are Assembly at Westminster: Reformed Theology in the Making, show more An Introduction to the Reformed Tradition: A Way of Being the Christian Community, and John Calvin's Doctrine of the Christian Life. show less

Includes the names: John Leith, JOHN H. LEITH, John Haddon Leith, ed. John H. Leith, Editor John H. Leith

Works by John H. Leith

An Introduction to the Reformed Tradition: A Way of Being the Christian Community (1977) 282 copies, 1 review

Basic Christian Doctrine (1993) 131 copies, 1 review

The Reformed Imperative: What the Church Has to Say That No One Else Can Say (1988) 78 copies

Reformed Reader: A Sourcebook in Christian Theology : Classical Beginnings, 1519-1799 (1993) — Editor — 69 copies

John Calvin's Doctrine of the Christian Life (1989) 63 copies

Assembly at Westminster: Reformed Theology in the Making (1973) 57 copies

Crisis in the Church: The Plight of Theological Education (1997) 47 copies

The Church: A Believing Fellowship (1981) 45 copies, 1 review

From Generation to Generation (ANNIE KINKEAD WARFIELD LECTURES) (1990) 31 copies

PILGRIMAGE OF A PRESBYTERIAN (2001) 25 copies

The best of times and the worst of times for religion, especially Christian faith (2001) 5 copies

Greenville Presbyterian Church: The story of a people, 1765-1973 (1998) 5 copies

Christian doctrine from the Bible to the present (2009) 4 copies

Calvin studies. presented at The Colloquium on Calvin Studies, held January 26-27, 1996, at Davidson College and the Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina… 4 copies

Calvin Studies IX 4 copies

Reformed Theology and the Style of Evangelism (2010) 3 copies

May You Have a Merry Christmas: and the Best New Year Ever! (2010) 2 copies

Introduction To The Reformed Tradition 1 copy

Calvin Studies VI 1 copy

Calvin studies. presented at The Colloquium on Calvin Studies, held January 26-27, 1996, at Davidson College and the Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina… 1 copy

A Study of John Calvin's Doctrine of the Christian Life A dissertation presented to the Faculty of Yale University in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (June 1949) 1 copy

The Christian Life : John Calvin 1 copy

Calvin studies presented at a Colliquium on Calvin Studies at Davidson College Presbyterian Church and Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina / II 1 copy

Calvin studies III : presented at a Colloquium on Calvin Studies at Davidson College and Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina 1 copy

Calvin studies V : presented at a Colloquium on Calvin Studies at Davidson College and Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina, January 19-20, 1990 1 copy

Calvin studies VI : presented at a Colloquium on Calvin Studies at Davidson College and Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina 1 copy

The Sovereignty of god from the Viewpoint of John Calvin (Th.M. thesis, Columbia Theological Seminary 1942-43) 1 copy

Calvin Studies: Papers Presented at a a Colloquium on Calvin Studies at Davidson College Presbyterian Church and Davidson College, March 19-20, 1982 1 copy

Calvin Studies V: Presented at a Colloquium on Calvin Studies at Davidson College and Davidson College Presbyterian Church, John 19-20, 1990 1 copy

The Christian Hope 1 copy

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Probing the Reformed Tradition: Historical Studies in Honor of Edward A. Dowey, Jr. (1989) — Contributor — 66 copies

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Canonical name: Leith, John H.
Legal name: Leith, John Haddon
Birthdate: 1919-10-10
Date of death: 2002-08-12
Gender: male
Education: Erskine College (BA|1940)
Columbia Theological Seminary (BD|1943)
Vanderbilt University (MA|1946)
Yale University (PhD|1949)
Occupations: pastor
professor
theologian
Organizations: Synod of the Mid-Atlantic
New Hope Presbytery
Omicron Delta Kappa
The American Society of Church History
Union Theological Seminary
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Hodges, South Carolina, USA
Due West, South Carolina, USA
Associated Place (for map): South Carolina, USA

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StFrancisofAssisi 2,416 reviews

Creeds of the Churches, Third Edition: A Reader in Christian Doctrine from the Bible to the Present by John H. Leith

Creeds of the Churches offers, in one comprehensive volume, the major Christian statements of faith from biblical times to the present. The third edition has been updated to include the Athanasian Creed, the London Confession, the Frankfurt Declaration, and the Lima Text, among others. A brief introduction to each creed explains its place in the developing theology of the Christian community.

Jul 11, 20192 other reviews

mtrigsted 14 reviews

Creeds of the Churches, Third Edition: A Reader in Christian Doctrine from the Bible to the Present by John H. Leith

A single volume of literally every creed and confession in the history of the church. Such a well put together resource!

Apr 10, 20212 other reviews

AKnopp 38 reviews

Creeds of the Churches, Third Edition: A Reader in Christian Doctrine from the Bible to the Present by John H. Leith

"Here are the major Christian statements of faith from biblical times to the present. Originally published in 1963, since revised to include selections from the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Vatican II, the Statement of Faith (United Church of Christ, and the Confession of 1967 (United Presbyterian in the U.S.A.)" From the cover

Sep 9, 20252 other reviews

CPI 661 reviews

The Church: A Believing Fellowship by John Haddon Leith