Description
Book SynopsisShows how the creeds and confessions represent the collective wisdom of the church throughout history, providing a unique vantage point from which to study the Christian faith.
Table of ContentsContents 1. Introduction Part 1: The Era of the Creeds (AD 100-500) 2. The Creedal Impulse in Scripture and the Early Church 3. A Christian Empire and Creedal Standardization 4. A Creed for the Entire Church: The Nicene Creed 5. Explaining the Nicene Creed: The Chalcedonian Definition 6. A Local Creed with Traditional Authority: The Apostles' Creed 7. A Creedal Anomaly with Staying Power: The Athanasian Creed Part 2: Exploring Creedal Theology (500-900) 8. Clarifying Chalcedon in the East 9. The West Charts Its Own Theological Course 10. Creedal Dissension and the East-West Schism Part 3: From Creeds to Confessions in the West (900-1500) 11. Setting the Stage for Medieval Developments 12. Catholic Confessions in the High Middle Ages Part 4: The Reformation and Confessionalism (1500-1650) 13. The Crisis of the Reformation 14. Early Protestant Confessions 15. New Generations of Protestant Confessions 16. Catholic and Orthodox Responses to Protestant Confessions 17. Protestant Confessions in the Late Reformation Part 5: Confessions in the Modern World (1650-Present) 18. The New Grammar of Modern Confessions Conclusion Index
