Aid to the Heidelberg Catechism
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Aid to the Heidelberg Catechism contains the complete Heidelberg Catechism, as well as an abbreviated version. A brief history of the Bible is included, as well as a short history of the Reformed Church, a collection of hymns, and a section dedicated to advice for catechumens. Aid to the Heidelberg Catechism was written for use in Sunday school classrooms and for teachers of young Christians.
- Complete Heidelberg Catechism
- History of the Reformed Church
- Collection of hymns
- Title: Aid to the Heidelberg Catechism
- Author: James I. Good
- Publisher: Central Publishing House
- Publication Date: 1904
- Pages: 287
James I. Good (1850–1924) was a noted church historian born in York, PA. Educated at Lafayette College and Union Theological Seminary, Good pastored Reformed churches in Pennsylvania for 30 years and also taught church history at Ursinus College. He was then promoted to the professor of dogmatics and pastoral theology, and then the dean of the school. In 1907, he moved to Central Theological Seminary where he was a professor of Reformed Church history and liturgics. From 1911 to 1914 he was president of the general synod of the Reformed Church in the United States. In recognition of his services as a Reformed Church historian, he was made an honorary member of the Huguenot Society of Germany.