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Protestant Texts

Protestant Texts

Confessions, catechisms, and doctrinal standards.

Study the Protestant tradition through its own primary texts rather than only through summaries.

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These texts are grouped by tradition so the Protestant section stays readable on mobile and the doctrinal family lines remain clear.

Protestant Texts

Confessions, catechisms, and doctrinal standards

The Protestant text hub keeps the major standards in one place so the tradition has real internal depth, not just historical labels.

Anglican And Baptist Standards

Confessional texts that show how Protestant identity developed in England and beyond.

Anglican - 1563/1571

Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion

The classical doctrinal standard of Anglicanism, balancing reformed theology, episcopal order, and the liturgical inheritance of the English church.

Particular Baptist - 1677/1689

Second London Baptist Confession

A major Baptist confession adapted from the Westminster and Savoy traditions, preserving Reformed theology while giving distinct Baptist accounts of church membership and baptism.

All Protestant Works

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Confession

Augsburg Confession

Lutheran - 1530

The principal Lutheran confession presented to Emperor Charles V, summarizing evangelical teaching and identifying points of disagreement with late medieval Roman practice.

Articles

Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion

Anglican - 1563/1571

The classical doctrinal standard of Anglicanism, balancing reformed theology, episcopal order, and the liturgical inheritance of the English church.

Catechism

Heidelberg Catechism

Reformed - 1563

A beloved Reformed catechism structured around guilt, grace, and gratitude, designed for teaching both doctrine and devotion.

Catechism

Westminster Shorter Catechism

Presbyterian / Reformed - 1647

A concise Reformed catechism famous for its opening question and for its careful teaching on God, covenant, salvation, the commandments, and prayer.

Confession

Second London Baptist Confession

Particular Baptist - 1677/1689

A major Baptist confession adapted from the Westminster and Savoy traditions, preserving Reformed theology while giving distinct Baptist accounts of church membership and baptism.

Catechism

Luther's Large Catechism

Lutheran - 1529

Martin Luther's extended catechetical teaching on the commandments, creed, Lord's Prayer, baptism, confession, and the Lord's Supper.