Resources for What We Believe

As we learn about the Apostles Creed in Father Kevin’s upcoming sermons (Nov. 10, Nov. 17 and Nov. 24), here are additional resources for further study of the Creed and Christian Doctrine:

SHORTEST & SIMPLEST:

• A pamphlet, Creeds and Heresies, explains how Christian belief (as expressed in the Apostles’ Creed) differs from its main early competitor, gnosticism

 FOR CHILDREN:

• The Nicene Creed: Illustrated and Instructed for Kids

FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH AND OLDER:

•  How to Understand the Creed by Jean-Noel Bezancon, et al., illumines each phrase of the Nicene Creed with sidebars and images 

•  “I Believe”: Exploring the Apostles’ Creed by Alister McGrath. Perfect for a 6-week study group. Each week includes key Bible passages informing the Creed 

FOR THE THEOLOGICALLY MINDED:

•  To Be a Christian: An Anglican Catechism, the official catechism of Anglican Church in North America, explains each phrase of the Apostles’ Creed in question-and-answer format 

• Dogmatics in Outline, by Karl Barth. The 20th-century Swiss Reformed theologian expounds on Christian doctrines.

FOR THE HISTORICALLY MINDED:

•  The Nicene Creed for Today by Br. Gregory Simpson tells the story of the how the creed came to be in under 100 pages 

•  ”The Road to Nicaea” by John Anthony McGuckin gives the same story about the formation of the Nicene Creed in article length (and free)

(Photo: the oldest known copy of the Nicene Creed, created during the 6th century; currently held at the University of Manchester Library in England)