Explication of the Shorter Catechism, An

“John Thomson, a founding father of American Presbyterianism, was the primary author of the 1729 Adopting Act that established the Westminster Standards as the official confessional documents of the newly planted American Presbyterian Church. A long lost jewel from Thomson’s theological pen has been recovered by his seventh-great grandson, S.A. Fix. Thomson‘s An Explication of the Shorter Catechism not only provides a rich exposition of this classic statement of Christian theology and life, but offers keen insights that remain relevant for Christians today. Moreover, S.A. Fix introduces his familial and theological ancestor’s passionate biblical and theological exposition with a valuable historical narrative. Fix’s analysis presents helpful insights into the birth of American Presbyterianism and early controversies that shaped the early churches, such as the Old Side and New Side factions, that formed in the wake of the First Great Awakening. I highly recommend this study to serious students of the Christian faith and all who seek to understand the growth of the church in early America”