Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms: A Reader's Edition

Understand Foundations of the Christian Church through These Historic Statements of Faith. For centuries, followers of Jesus have used creeds and confessions to express their Christian beliefs. Summarizing key truths from Scripture into succinct statements, these words have shaped the church for generations and continue to teach and inspire believers today. Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms gathers 13 of Christian history's most important documents—including the Apostles’ Creed, the Belgic Confession, and the Heidelberg Catechism—into one beautiful collection. Each text includes an introduction from editor Chad Van Dixhoorn that explains its origins and significance to the early church. By learning and revisiting these timeless confessions of faith, readers can grow spiritually and learn more about Christian history.

Publisher: Crossway
Type: Hardback
ISBN: 9781433579875

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Chad Van Dixhoorn (PhD, Cambridge University) is professor of church history at Westminster Theological Seminary and a former pastor in the United Kingdom and in Virginia. He is the author of Confessing the Faith and God’s Ambassadors.

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‘‘I'm thoroughly appreciative of this compilation by Chad Van Dixhoorn. At a few minor points I might want more, but this is a book worth owning both as a reference work and as an aid to your own spiritual growth. Among the positives of this volume: 1) Excellent succiinct introductions to the various works. No more than two pages each, the introductions set each creed, confession or catechism in historical context before briefly outlining their main points. 2) Reliable. No fiddling with the contents. Words are largely traditional, within reason. The "Holy Ghost" of the Apostle's Creed is wisely rendered "Holy Spirit." The "Holy Catholic Church" is footnoted with an explanation of "catholic." The old English "sitteth" is rendered "sits." Significantly, there is no diminution of the "He descended into Hell" clause either by exclusion, footnote, or reservation expressed in the introduction… 3) There is a 45-page Scriptural index at the conclusion of the volume. 4) Nice, elegant typesetting… a minor, almost churlish point, but for an obvious reference work--and a good one--thicker cover boards and better quality paper would be a nice touch. This is a multi-generationally useful work. It's not printed like one, however, beyond typesetting, though it does have a sewn binding.’ Nebti17