Tag: Nicene Creed
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Four Books for Philosophy and Theology
During the second century, the theologian Tertullian famously asked, “What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem? What concord is there between the Academy and the Church?” In these questions from Tertullian, a display of Christian theological resistance to Greek philosophical influence is evident. In The Book of Concord (here), we find the Apostles’ Creed…
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Council and Creed: 325 AD to 2025 AD
This past May 20th, Christians around the world commemorated the 1700th anniversary of an event held in Nicea. This date marked the opening of the Council of Nicea, which in turn initiated the start of the Nicene Creed. The Creed was later completed during the Council of Constantinople in 381. Although formally referred to as…