Everything about The Westminster Larger Catechism totally explained
The
Westminster Larger Catechism along with the
Westminster Shorter Catechism is a central
catechism of
Calvinists in the
English tradition throughout the World.
History of the Westminster Larger Catechism
In
1643 when the
Long Parliament of England called the
Westminster Assembly to produce the
Westminster Confession, it also asked for a directory of "catechising". The Assembly asked
Herbert Palmer to produce a draft of the Larger Catechism.
Robert Baillie and other
Scottish delegates found the work disappointing. In December
1643 a committee was formed to write the Catechism. In January
1647 the
Assembly gave up writing one
catechism and split it into two. The
Westminster Shorter Catechism was to be "more easie and short for beginners" and the Larger Catechism was to be "more exact and comprehensive". The Catechism was completed by the
Westminster Assembly in 1647. It was then adopted by the General Assembly of the
Church of Scotland in
1648 and (with modifications relating to the civil magistrate) by the
Presbyterian Synod of
New York and
Philadelphia in
1788.
The
Westminster Shorter Catechism Wikipedia entry has a more thorough discussion, identifying categories of questions.
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