what we believe

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:

FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH AND OLDER:

FOR THE THEOLOGICALLY MINDED:

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)