The Heidelberg Catechism was written primarily as a textbook for the church, with a focus on the youth. This looks at the role of Scripture in the Catechism, the method of the Catechism, and its place in the church. Then it discusses a role that the Catechism should play in the church today in preaching and catechesis.

Listening to the different voices that call for the renewing or retaining of the Heidelberg Catechism, this article looks at the place of the catechism in school, church, and catechesis, and shows the challenges facing the aforementioned voices.

Stating that a catechism must serve the purpose of initiating believers into the theological tradition, teaching the basics of faith, and helping them to defend the faith, this article argues that though the Heidelberg Catechism can stand as a confessional document, the church needs today a new catechism.

From Exodus 12, this article shows that God expected the covenant children to ask questions that relate to God and his work. This article shows that the catechism exists to help in answering those questions, be they of believers or unbelievers.

This article looks at the relationship between the three parts of the Heidelberg Catechism - sin, deliverance, and gratitude. These three parts form a reformed alternative to the sacrament of penance, which also contains three parts - contrition, confession, and satisfaction. In contrast to the sacrament of penance, the Heidelberg Catechism encompasses the whole life of the Christian.

This article calls for the return of preaching from the Heidelberg Catechism. The author looks at the relationship between Catechism and textual preaching, and gives one approach to preaching the Catechism.

Young people are ready to make profession of faith when they come to the conclusion that the doctrine of the church is in agreement with God's word. This way of thinking has a bearing on the way catechism is taught. Catechism classes ought to embrace the three forms of unity as expressing the doctrine taught by the church.

This is an overview of what should be involved with instruction in the catechism. The author looks at the scriptural basis for catechism instruction, the task of parents with regards to catechism, supervision of the elders over the catechism class, etc.

Is the church facing the danger of raising a generation of spiritual illiterates? This article shows that this danger can be averted by returning to catechetical preaching and teaching.

This article looks at the Heidelberg Catechism and the education of God's people, as well as the use of the Heidelberg Catechism in evangelism.

This article looks at the roots of catechism classes in church history and the importance of catechizing the youth of the church.

This article is about catechetical instruction (catechism classes). The author focuses on the catechisms at the time of the Reformation (Luther and Calvin) and how this influenced the churches through the ages. The author also looks at the need for catechetical instruction today.

This article is about catechism for the youth, and whose task it is to do the catechizing. The author looks at the responsibility of the parents and the officers of the church in this regard.

This article is about catechism and teaching the youth of the church. The author looks at the purpose of catechizing the youth.