Histories of the Westminster Assembly

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Order of Contents

Articles  4
Books  14
Special Studies  8+
Biblio  1


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Articles

1800’s

Henry, William Wirt – The Westminster Assembly: the Events Leading up to it, Personnel of the Body & its Methods of Work, an Address…  (Richmond, VA: Whittet & Shepperson, 1897)  29 pp.

De Witt, John – ‘The Place of the Westminster Assembly in Modern History’  in Presbyterian & Reformed Review, no. 35 (July, 1898), pp. 369-83

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1900’s

Slosser, Gaius Jackson – The Westminster Assembly & Standards 1643-1652: Chronological Outline, including Origins, Criticisms & Appreciations  (1943)  31 pp.  ToC

MacInnes, John – The Historical Background of the Westminster Confession  in Scottish Church History Society (1965), pp. 57-75

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Books

1800’s

A History of the Westminster Assembly of Divines, embracing an Account of its Principal Transactions & Biographical Sketches of its most Conspicuous Members…  (Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1841)  415 pp.  ToC

Various – Bicentenary of the Westminster Assembly of Divines: held at Edinburgh, 1843, Containing the Addresses & Conversations  (1843)  158 pp.  ToC  including addresses by leading ministers of the United Kingdom, including Symington, Candlish, Hetherington, Brown, M’Crie, Cunningham, Eadie, Shaw and Tweedie

Smyth, Thomas – The History, Character & Results of the Westminster Assembly of Divines  (1844)  124 pp.  ToC

Mitchell, Alexander – The Westminster Assembly: Its History & Standards  (1884)  545 pp.  ToC

Hetherington, William – History of the Westminster Assembly of Divines  (1890)  510 pp.  ToC

Memorial Volume of the Westminster Assembly. 1647-1897. Containing Eleven Addresses delivered before the General Assembly of the Presbtyerian Church in the United States…  eds. Beattie, Hemphil & Escott, 2nd ed.  (Richmond, VA: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1897)  365 pp.  ToC

Adresses at the Celebration of the Two Hundred & Fiftieth Anniversary of the Westminster Assembly by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.  ed. William H. Roberts  (Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication & Sabbath School Work, 1898)  350 pp.  ToC

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1900’s

Beveridge, William – A Short History of the Westminster Assembly  (1904)  202 pp.  ToC

Warfield, B.B. – The Westminster Assembly & Its Work  (Oxford University Press, 1931)  405 pp.  ToC

Carruthers, S.W. – The Everyday Work of the Westminster Assembly  (Presbyterian Historical Society of America & England, 1943)  225 pp.  ToC  HT

Leith, John H. – Assembly at Westminster: Reformed Theology in the Making  (John Knox Press, 1973)  125 pp.  ToC

Hall, David & John Carson – To Glorify & Enjoy God: A Commemoration of the 350th Anniversary of the Westminster Assembly  Ref  Buy  (Banner of Truth, 1994)  338 pp.

Paul, Robert – The Assembly of the Lord  Buy  (1997)  624 pp.

Ward, Rowland – A Short Introduction to the Westminster Assembly & its Work  Pre  (TULIP Publishing)  123 pp.  ToC

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Special Studies

Doctrinal

Article

1800’s

McClelland, B.T. – The System of Doctrine formulated by the Westminster Assembly: an Address…  (Richmond, VA: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1899)  18 pp.

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Preaching

Van Dixhoorn, Chad – God’s Ambassadors: The Westminster Assembly & the Reformation of the English Pulpit, 1643-1653  Pre  (RHB)  240 pp.  ToC

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The Law

Gamble, Whitney – Christ & the Law: Antinomianism at the Westminster Assembly  Pre  (RHB)  256 pp.  ToC

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Covenant Theology

Woolsey, Andrew – Unity & Continuity in Covenantal Thought: a Study in the Reformed Tradition to the Westminster Assembly  in Reformed Historical Theological Studies  Pre  (RHB)  672 pp.  ToC

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Ecclesiology & Church Government

De Witt, John Richard – Jus divinum. The Westminster Assembly & the Divine Right of Church Government  (Kampen: Kok, 1969)  280 pp.  ToC

Spear, Wayne – Covenanted Uniformity in Religion: The Influence of the Scottish Commissioners upon the Ecclesiology of the Westminster Assembly  Pre  (RHB)  248 pp.  ToC

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Scottish Influence & the SL&C

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Van Dixhoorn, Chad – ‘Scottish Influence on the Westminster Assembly: A Study of the Synod’s Summoning Ordinance & the Solemn League & Covenant’  in Records of the Scottish Church History Society, 37 (2007), pp. 55-88

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On Individuals

Cho, Youngchun – Anthony Tuckney (1599-1670): Theologian of the Westminster Assembly  Pre  (RHB)  232 pp.  ToC

Casselli, Stephen J. – Divine Rule Maintained: Anthony Burgess, Covenant Theology & the Place of the Law in Reformed Scholasticism  Pre  (RHB)  200 pp.  ToC


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Bibliography

2000’s

‘Secondary Sources on the Westminster Assembly’  at The Westminster Assembly Project  456 articles and books in alphabetical order by title. Also: by Author; Format

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Related Pages

The Westminster Assembly

Commentaries on the Westminster Standards