A synthesis of British Puritan theology for the reform of the Church of England

Randall J. Pederson:

In 1643, it [The Long Parliament] gathered a company of theologians to propose reforms for the Church of Engalnd. Known as the Westminster Assembly because it met in Westminster Abbey over the next decade, this group drafted three major documents, The Larger and Shorter Catechisms, Westminster Confession, and Directory of Public Worship. While predominantly Presbyterian, the Assembly did allow Erastians, Episcopalians, and Independents to voice their opinions. Its final documents stand as a synthesis of British Puritan theology.

from the Introduction to Day by Day with the English Puritans (Hendrickson, 2004) p2