The Second Helvetic Confession, Heinrich Bullinger's 1566 confession from Zurich, was adopted across the Swiss Reformed cities and beyond, and its chapter on the Lord's Supper is one of the fullest Reformed statements of a spiritual real presence. Its strength is that it is the primary confessional text itself, a foundational document of Reformed Christianity. Its limit is that it is one tradition's own confessional statement, not a neutral comparative account of how other Christian traditions understand the Lord's Supper, which needs separate sources.
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Heinrich Bullinger's The Second Helvetic Confession, Zurich, 1566, the top tier reflecting the primary confessional text itself, a foundational document of Reformed Christianity. Its limit is that it is one tradition's own confessional statement, not a neutral comparative account of how other Christian traditions understand the Lord's Supper, which needs separate sources. NotesBullinger's confession, adopted across the Swiss Reformed cities and beyond. Its chapter on the Lord's Supper is one of the fullest Reformed statements of a spiritual real presence.
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AuthorHeinrich Bullinger
PublisherZurich
Publication Year1566
Source Typeprimary-text
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Source The Second Helvetic ConfessionHeinrich Bullinger
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This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Creeds & Confessions, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
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