The Westminster Standards are comprised of five documents which define the beliefs of historical Presbyterians.  They are:

1. The Westminster Confession of Faith  (Check out this set of lectures by Sinclair Ferguson on iTunes!)
2. The Westminster Shorter Catechism
3. The Westminster Larger Catechism
4. The Directory of Public Worship
5. The Form of Church Government

These documents were drawn up by the Westminster Assembly from 1643 to 1649 in London, England.  Of these documents, the first three are the most well known.   There are plenty of books about the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Westminster Shorter Catechism, but relatively fewer which cover the Westminster Larger Catechism.

There are several purposes this website, the Westminster Standards:

1. First and foremost is to have the Westminster Shorter Catechism, the Westminster Larger Catechism, and the Westminster Confession of Faith as an online resource to promote Reformed Christianity.
2. To provide links to the supporting Scriptures for the points covered.
3. To provide supplementary resources in the form of book references, videos and audio content germane to the topic in question.

The study of the topics covered by the Westminster Standards can be a rather extensive pursuit, but well worth the effort.   As Paul wrote to Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:15:

 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

I recommend starting with the Westminster Shorter Catechism to get a big overall picture of Christian theology. If you want to dig a little deeper, see what the Westminster Larger Catechism has to say. It deals with the many of the same topics, but goes into much greater detail. Refer to the Westminster Confession of Faith’s table of contents if you want to study specific general topics. It covers 33 different general topics found in Scripture.

1. Short video introduction to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Dr. George Robertson
   
2. “Is the Westminster Confession Useful to the Church?” Dr. Chad van Dixhoorn
   
3. Dr. John Gerster explains the Westminster Standards: