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Helvetic Confessions

Helvetic Confessions

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Helvetic Confessions. The First Helvetic Confession was compiled at Basle in 1536 by H. Bullinger and others as a uniform confession of faith for the whole of German-speaking Switzerland. The Second Helvetic Confession was the work of Bullinger, issued in 1566 in response to a request from the Elector-Palatine Frederick III, who had announced his adhesion to Calvinism. It soon won acceptance not only among the Swiss Protestant Churches but among other ‘Reformed’ (i.e. Calvinists) outside Switzerland.
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Helvetic Confessions

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Helvetic Confessions. Confessions of Christian faith drawn up by the Swiss Protestant Churches. The First Helvetic (Swiss) Confession (1536) was drawn up by Bullinger (and others), with the help of Bucer, in the hope of reconciling the Swiss and the Lutherans. The Second (1566) is a revision of Bullinger's personal Confession. It sought continuity in the Church, and has had a wide and continuing influence.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Helvetic Confessions." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Helvetic Confessions." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-HelveticConfessions.html

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