Drawing on new primary source material,the book places the Westminster Assemblyand its theology in its historical context inthe midst of the fi rst English Civil War. Itconsiders the Assembly's theology in termsof the unfolding development of doctrinein the Reformed churches, in connectionwith the preceding and current events inEnglish history, and locates it in relation tothe catholic tradition of the western church.The book seeks asks exactly what the divinesmeant at each stage of their task. Ata time when claims are made from variousquarters that particular theologies can layprimary claim to represent historic Reformed doctrine, it is particularly important to grasp accurately what this actually is.
