Know the Creeds and Councils

Justin S. Holcomb (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2014
Zondervan (Verlag)
978-0-310-51509-8 (ISBN)

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In this accessible guide, Justin Holcomb---a priest, professor, and author---introduces readers to the church’s most important statements of faith over the centuries and shows why those statements still matter today. Discussion questions make Know the Creeds and Councils useful for individual and group study alike.

In every generation, the Christian church must interpret and restate its bedrock beliefs, answering the challenges and concerns of the day. This accessible overview walks readers through centuries of creeds, councils, catechisms, and confessions—not with a dry focus on dates and places, but with an emphasis on the living tradition of Christian belief and why it matters for our lives today.

As a part of the KNOW series, Know the Creeds and Councils is designed for personal study or classroom use, but also for small groups and Sunday schools wanting to more deeply understand the foundations of the faith.

Each chapter covers a key statement of faith and includes a discussion of its historical context, a simple explanation of the statement’s content and key points, reflections on contemporary and ongoing relevance, and discussion questions.

Justin S. Holcomb (PhD) is the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida and teaches theology and apologetics at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than twenty books on theology, abuse, and biblical studies, including Know the Creeds and Councils, Know the Heretics, and Rid of My Disgrace.

Introduction
1. Apostles’ Creed (ca 140)
2. Nicene Creed (325)
3. Athanasian Creed (late fifth or early sixth century)
4. Councils of Constantinople (381, 553, 681)
5. Councils of Ephesus (431)
6. Creed of Chalcedon (451)
7. Councils of Carthage (418) and Orange (529)
8. Ninety-Five Theses (1517)
9. Council of Trent (1545)
10. Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
11. Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion (1563)
12. Westminster Confession of Faith (1646)
13. Second Vatican Council (1962-1965)
14. Lausanne Covenant (1974)
15. Chicago Statement on Inerrancy (1978)
Conclusion

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.6.2014
Reihe/Serie	KNOW Series
Verlagsort	Grand Rapids
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 180 mm
Gewicht	149 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-310-51509-2 / 0310515092
ISBN-13	978-0-310-51509-8 / 9780310515098
Zustand	Neuware