7 Things → Questions & Catechism
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My friend and his grandson have a podcast, Matters Most. Starting with this episode, they are exploring 22 Questions used by John Wesley and classes or bands he taught.
TWO
This approach took me to the teaching of Catechism. Question and Answer 1 is still quite common among Reformed Christians, even though it’s not as commonly used as a teaching tool. PS: This book was a project of Tim Keller’s, and I used it with our teenage daughter.
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The Westminster Catechism also had a far-reaching impact. Its Q/A 1 is pretty amazing too!
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The Lutherans seem to still use their short catechism more than the other two groups mentioned here.
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Exactly why were these Protestant Catechisms written? And not technically “Protestant,” but the Church of England has their version too.
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Catholicism responded to the European Reformation with a Catechism of their own. Since the 16h century, there have been other Catholic offerings, and adult initiation classes use a 1992 text approved by Pope John Paul II.
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As I understand it, the Orthodox see Catechesis more broadly.
From my perspective, most Catechisms teach you “what” to think as a Christian. A non-catechism approach might teach you “how” to think as a Christian.
Yes, that is a forgiving attitude…