The making of the creeds / Frances M. Young.
2002
BT990 .Y686 2002
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Title
The making of the creeds / Frances M. Young.
ISBN
0334028760 (paperback)
9780334028765 (paperback)
0334028760
9780334028765
9780334028765 (paperback)
0334028760
9780334028765
Published
London : SCM Press, 2002.
Copyright
©2002
Language
English
Description
xvi, 121 pages ; 20 cm.
Call Number
BT990 .Y686 2002
Summary
"Frances Young demonstrates how and why the two most familiar Christian creeds - the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed - came into being. She describes how creeds originated in instruction before baptism and have their roots in the New Testament itself. She then shows how the rise of Gnosticism and a tendency towards fragmentation in the church made a clear statement of faith necessary; outlines the various controversies that led to particular words and phrases being included in the creeds as we now have them; and describes the construction of the great Christian doctrines of the Trinity and Incarnation. This is a book that enables the creeds to come alive again, in the challenging and demanding contexts of contemporary life, and provides a reliable guide to the core of Christian confession and affirmation." --Book Jacket.
Note
Originally published: 1991.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
The making of the creeds
One God, creator of heaven and Earth
One God and one Lord Jesus Christ
The Holy Spirit and the holy catholic church
The Son of God incarnate
For us and for our salvation.
One God, creator of heaven and Earth
One God and one Lord Jesus Christ
The Holy Spirit and the holy catholic church
The Son of God incarnate
For us and for our salvation.
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BT990 .Y686 2002
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