Creed What Christians Believe and Why It Matters

Name: Creed What Christians Believe and Why It Matters
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ISBN: 9780385502481

ISBN-10: 0385502486

ISBN-13: 9780385502481

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Authors: Luke Timothy Johnson

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This thoughtful, fully accessible exploration of the creed, the list of beliefs central to the Christian faith, delves into its origins and illuminates the contemporary significance of why it still matters. During services in Christian communities, the members of the congregation stand together to recite the creed, professing in unison the beliefs they share. For most Christians, the creed functions as a sort of “ABC” of what it means to be a Christian and to be part of a worldwide movement. Few people, however, know the source of this litany of beliefs, a topic that is further confused by the fact that there are two different versions: the Apostle’s Creed and the Nicene Creed. In The…

Book details

List price: $15.99
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/17/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.22" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

LUKE TIMOTHY JOHNSON, a former Benedictine monk, is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He is the author of several books, includingThe Real JesusandLiving Jesus, as well as two Anchor Bible Commentaries,The Letters of JamesandI & II Timothy.



Preface


Introduction



Origins and Development



What the Creed Is and What It Does



We Believe in One God



And in One Lord Jesus Christ



Who for Us ... Became Human



He Ascended ... and Will Come Again



We Believe ... in the Holy Spirit



One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church



Creedal Christianity