On its big birthday, Fred Sanders explains why you should read the Heidelberg Catechism, “one of the best pieces of theology ever written.”
Justin Taylor, PhD
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Could you recommend (or point me to) a version that’s suitable to go through with children, i.e., written in modern English? Thanks.
Oops, that Jan 19 anniversary post of mine cycled back up from its original 2009 posting. Here in 2011, it’s actually the Heidelberg Catechism’s 448th birthday. Add a couple candles…
http://www.forgottenbooks.org/info/9781605062068
Free pdf copy available at above link.
I discovered the Heidelberg Catechism (courtesy of Kevin DeYoung’s book) earlier this year and immediately fell in love with it.
Q/A 1 is still my favorite.
Ooh, I’m taking my junior high youth group through this! We’ll have to break out some cake this week to celebrate!
Ray, this is the version that I use for my own reading and memorization: http://crcna.org/pages/heidelberg_father.cfm
I tend to make my students memorize simplified versions of this. But the Lord’s Day 10 material was just so awesome that I’m trying to get them to memorize it as is.
I remember seeing a simplified version written out online, but I don’t remember where.