Creeds and catechisms

In brief, Christians have formulated a number of statements of faith that seek to put their beliefs in a nutshell. In this sense, perhaps the earliest statement of Christian faith is that Jesus is LORD. The most widely used creed is probably the Nicene Creed.

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Overviews

• An introduction to the Creeds of early Christianity

Specific creeds

• Apostles' Creed
• Nicene Creed
• Athanasian Creed

Related topics

• Ecumenical Council

Recent catechisms and statements of beliefs

• The Roman Catholic Catechism
• The 39 articles of faith of Anglican church

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