Home›Sources›Covenant Theology (New Catholic Encyclopedia, via Encyclopedia.com)SourcesCovenant Theology (New Catholic Encyclopedia, via Encyclopedia.com)Reference WorkCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Covenant Theology (New Catholic Encyclopedia, via Encyclopedia.com)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/covenant-theology-new-catholic-encyclopedia.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Covenant Theology (New Catholic Encyclopedia, via Encyclopedia.com). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/covenant-theology-new-catholic-encyclopediaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-covenant-theology-new-catholic-encyclope, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Covenant Theology (New Catholic Encyclopedia, via Encyclopedia.com)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/covenant-theology-new-catholic-encyclopedia}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe New Catholic Encyclopedia entry on covenant theology (federal theology), tracing its development through Reformed and Puritan divinity, republished on Encyclopedia.com.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (13 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Tier 2: a signed entry (V. Ruland) in a substantial scholarly theological reference encyclopedia, treated as reputable general reference in the same class as this atlas's other encyclopedia entries rather than as peer-reviewed original scholarship.NotesWell-attestedNames Bulkeley alongside Thomas Shepard, John Cotton and Thomas Hooker among the divines whose work gave covenant theology its full practical expression in New England, leading to the Cambridge Platform of 1648. Consulted directly, 2026-08-22.CitationAuthorWell-attestedV. RulandPublisherWell-attestedNew Catholic Encyclopedia; Encyclopedia.comURLWell-attestedhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/covenant-theologySource TypeWell-attestedencyclopediaSourcesCovenant Theology (New Catholic Encyclopedia, via Encyclopedia.com)tier 2V. Ruland, New Catholic Encyclopedia; Encyclopedia.comView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (13 claims)This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Other Writings, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Figures, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested10ArticlesPeter Bulkeley and the Making of New England Covenant TheologyOther WritingsThe Gospel-CovenantSourcesCovenant Theology (New Catholic Encyclopedia, via Encyclopedia.com)General References3ArticlesPeter Bulkeley and the Making of New England Covenant TheologyFiguresPeter BulkeleyOther WritingsThe Gospel-CovenantComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year