Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (Official Issue)

The landmark 1658 confession of faith of the English Congregational churches, produced at the Savoy Palace assembly under John Owen's leadership. Building on the Westminster Confession, it refines Reformed orthodoxy on Scripture, election, grace, the covenants, and church polity — asserting a distinctly Congregational ecclesiology of gathered, self-governing churches. Its extended preface narrates the doctrinal trials of the Interregnum era and the churches' remarkable unity amid adversity, making this both a theological standard and a historical testament to Puritan resilience.