More time-friendly than Berkhof's Summary of Christian Doctrine?

[reformed grit]

Berkhof's Summary of Christian Doctrine - What's a better book to use for a 6-8 wk. Sunday School class of mixed age and gender?

 

[Polanus1561]

That is not a lot of info... what is the scope you are looking at, every systematic topic? How many hours a week, and mixed age of what age range?

 

[reformed grit]

That is not a lot of info... what is the scope you are looking at, every systematic topic? How many hours a week, and mixed age of what age range?

Basically a general adult Sunday School class of an hour a week. And certainly beyond what may be found in a communicant class, but scaled down from inclusion of every systematic topic, to fit time parameters. Berkhof could be whittled further to fit, and is likely a book to be appreciated for personal library addition of class members, unless something better is suggested.

 

[Taylor]

Go through Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism. It’s not an actual systematic theology, but it looks at liberalism through the lens of every major head of Christian doctrine. So you get the main theological points, but you also get the immensely practical piece of knowing where liberals go astray in each category.

 

[Jake]

This book is quite approachable and goes over the WCF which is a great systematic. That's another approach you could take: https://www.amazon.com/Westminster-Confession-Faith-Study-Classes/dp/0875525938

 

[py3ak]

You could always use the Compendium prepared as an abbreviation of the Heidelberg Catechism:

A Compendium to the Heidelberg Catechism

 

[C. M. Sheffield]

Clavin's Truth for All Time would be a good choice.

 

[Logan]

Ferguson's "The Christian Life: A Doctrinal Introduction"