The Second Helvetic Confession

Emerging as a defining document of Reformed theology, The Second Helvetic Confession offers a comprehensive articulation of Protestant beliefs in the wake of the Reformation. Written by Heinrich Bullinger in 1562 and gaining widespread adoption shortly after, it addressed the perceived limitations of its predecessor and distanced itself from Lutheran formulations. Embraced by Reformed churches across Switzerland, Scotland, Hungary, France, and Poland, the confession became one of the most author