Clues to the Nicene Creed

Clues to the Nicene Creed
Author: David E. Willis
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2005
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802828682

The Nicene Creed's powerful summary of Christian faith has stood the test of time, embodying core truths and distinguishing essential Christian teachings from those of lesser importance. As respected thinker and educator David Willis explores the Nicene Creed in this new book, he provides clues for meaningfully interpreting this most ecumenical of church creeds in the twenty-first century. Writing especially for educated laypeople, advanced students, and theological educators, Willis eloquently links the ancient creed to life today. As he points out, faith is constantly taking different shapes within broad boundaries like the creed's perennial truths, and even these truths need to be reinterpreted in each age to keep them intelligible and compelling. Willis admirably achieves this task for our day by elucidating the creed's statement of faith with analogies drawn from such diverse areas as architecture, graphic art, poetry, sculpture, and psychological theory. Those seeking to delve into the creed or to deepen a lifelong encounter with it will be enriched by Willis's reflections.

The Keys of the Creeds

The Keys of the Creeds
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2023-12-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3385241189

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Nicaea

The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Nicaea
Author: Young Richard Kim
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2021-01-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1108617468

Every Sunday, Christians all over the world recite the Nicene Creed as a confession of faith. While most do not know the details of the controversy that led to its composition, they are aware that the Council of Nicaea was a critical moment in the history of Christianity. For scholars, the Council has long been a subject of multi-disciplinary interest and continues to fascinate and inspire research. As we approach the 1700th anniversary of the Council, The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Nicaea provides an opportunity to revisit and reflect on old discussions, propose new approaches and interpretative frameworks, and ultimately revitalize a conversation that remains as important now as it was in the fourth century. The volume offers fifteen original studies by scholars who each examine an aspect of the Council. Informed by interdisciplinary approaches, the essays demonstrate its profound legacy with fresh, sometimes provocative, but always intellectually rich ideas.

Keepers of the Keys of Heaven

Keepers of the Keys of Heaven
Author: Roger Collins
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 596
Release: 2009-02-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 0786744189

One of the most enduring and influential of all human institutions, the papacy has also been amongst the most controversial. No one who seeks to make sense of modern issues within Christendom -- or, indeed, world history -- can neglect the vital shaping role of the popes. In Keepers of the Keys of Heaven, eminent religion scholar Roger Collins offers a masterful account of the entire arc of papal history -- from the separation of the Greek and Latin churches to the contemporary controversies that threaten the unity of the one billion-strong worldwide Catholic community. A definitive and accessible guide to what is arguably the world's most vaunted office, Keepers of the Keys of Heaven is essential reading for anyone interested in the role of faith in the shaping of our world.