词源

这个教派的名字是源自希腊语词“πρεσβύτερος”（Presbyteros），就是“长老”之意。

起源

长老会的协会起源可以追踪到苏格兰宗教改革，长老教会于1560年由加尔文（John Calvin）的学生约翰·诺克斯（John Knox）在苏格兰进行宗教改革时正式建立。爱丁堡的圣吉尔斯大教堂有时被认为是世界长老会的母会。

分布

长老教会主要分布于日本、韩国、英国、美国、加拿大、澳洲、新西兰、荷兰、法国、巴西、新加坡、越南、马来西亚、印尼、印度等地。

历史背景

苏格兰人约翰·诺克斯（1505年—1572年）在日内瓦学习了加尔文主义，1560年返回到苏格兰后带领苏格兰教会接受改革。

教义

有一些长老派的传统采取了1647年创作的《韦斯敏斯德信仰宣言》当他们唯一的信条，作为本会牧师受训练的教条标准。

参见

宗教改革

加尔文主义

美北长老会

美南长老会

北美改革派长老教会

参考文献

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Leonard J. Trinterud, The Forming of an American Tradition: A Re-examination of Colonial Presbyterianism (1949)

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St.Andrews Prebystarian church in Lahore, Pakistan.Church Website

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延伸阅读

Davies, A. Mervyn. Presbyterian Heritage. 1965. 

Lingle, Walter L.; Kuykendall, John W. Presbyterians: Their History and Beliefs 4th rev. Atlanta: Westminster John Knox Press. 1978. 

Smylie, James H. A Brief History of the Presbyterians. Louisville, KY: Geneva Press. 1996. 

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