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The Creeds of Christendom


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This is based on Philip Schaff's Creeds of Christendom taking only the creeds that he selected, using the translations he supplied where possible but rearranged chronologically (using the dates he supplied) but excluding his commentary and notes.

"He who wishes to grow strong in his religious life, let him, I say, next to the Bible, feed himself on the great Creeds of the Church. There is a force of religious inspiration in them which you will seek in vain elsewhere. And this for good reasons. First, because it is ever true that it is by the truth that sanctification is wrought. And next, because the truth is set forth in these Creeds with a clearness and richness with which it is set forth nowhere else. For these Creeds are not the products of metaphysical speculation, as many who know infinitesimally little about them are prone to assert, but are the compressed and weighted utterances of the Christian heart.

"I do not think I go astray, therefore, when I say to you in all seriousness that the second and third volumes of Dr. Schaff’s Creeds of Christendom have in them more food for your spiritual life — are 'more directly, richly and evangelically devotional' — than any other book, apart from the Bible, in existence." (Summary by B.B. Warfield, "Spiritual Culture in the Theological Seminary", p.84-85)

0 - Of Creeds in General - Philip Schaff
1 - Scripture Confessions - Various
2 - Creed of Ignatius, of Antioch A.D. 107 - Saint Ignatius of Antioch
3 - Creed of Irenaeus, of Gaul A.D. 180 - Irenaeus
4 - Creed of Tertullian, of North Africa A.D. 200 - Tertullian
5 - Creed of Origen, of Alexandria. A.D. 230 - Origen of Alexandria
6 - Creed of Cyprian, of Carthage. A.D. 250 - Saint Cyprian of Carthage
7 - Creed of Novatian, of Rome. A.D. 250 - Novatian
8 - Creed of Gregory Thaumaturgus, of Neo-Caesarea A.D. 270 - Gregory Thaumaturgus
9 - Creed of Lucian, of Antioch A.D. 300 - Lucian of Samosata
10 - The Apostles' Creed - Unknown
11 - Eusebius, of Creed of Caesarea in Palestine A.D. 325 - Eusebius of Caesarea
12 - The Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed A.D. 325 and 381 - Various
13 - The Private Creed of Arius A.D. 328 - Arius
14 - Creed of Cyril, of Jerusalem A.D. 350 - Cyril of Jerusalem
15 - Two Creeds of Epiphanius, of Cyprus A.D. 374 - Epiphanius of Salamis
16 - The Creed of Chalcedon A.D. 451 - Various
17 - The Athanasian Creed - Unknown
18 - The Creed Of The Sixth Œcumenical Council, Against The Monothelites A.D. 680 - Various
19 - The Sixty-Seven Articles of Ulrich Zwingli A.D. 1523 - Huldrych Zwingli
20 - The Ten Theses of Berne A.D. 1528 - Huldrych Zwingli
21 - Luther's Catechism Part I-II A.D. 1529 - Martin Luther
22 - Luther's Catechism Part III-V A.D. 1529 - Martin Luther
23 - The Augsburg Confession Part First A.D. 1530 - Philipp Melanchthon
24 - The Augsburg Confession Part Second A.D. 1530 - Philipp Melanchthon
25 - The First Helvetic Confession A.D. 1536 - Heinrich Bullinger
26 - The Anglican Catechism A.D. 1549, 1662 - Various
27 - The Gallican Confession A.D. 1559 - John Calvin
28 - The First Scotch Confession Article I-XV A.D. 1560 - John Knox
29 - The First Scotch Confession Article XVI-XXV A.D. 1560 - John Knox
30 - The Belgic Confession A.D. 1561 - Guido de Brès
31 - The Canons and Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent Sessions 3-5 A.D.1563 - Various
32 - The Canons and Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent Session 6 A.D.1563 - Various
33 - The Canons and Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent Session 7 A.D.1563 - Various
34 - The Canons and Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent Session 13 A.D.1563 - Various
35 - The Canons and Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent Session 14 A.D.1563 - Various
36 - The Canons and Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent Sessions 21-22 A.D.1563 - Various
37 - The Canons and Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent Sessions 23-25 A.D.1563 - Various
38 - The Heidelberg or Palatinate Catechism Question 1-74 A.D. 1563 - Zacharias Ursinus
39 - The Heidelberg or Palatinate Catechism Question 75-129 A.D. 1563 - Zacharias Ursinus
40 - The Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England A.D. 1563 and 1571 - Various
41 - The Second Helvetic Confession Chapter I-XII A.D. 1566 - Heinrich Bullinger
42 - The Second Helvetic Confession Chapter XIII-XVIII A.D. 1566 - Heinrich Bullinger
43 - The Second Helvetic Confession Chapter XIX-XXX A.D. 1566 - Heinrich Bullinger
44 - The Formula of Concord Article I-II A.D. 1576 - Various
45 - The Formula of Concord Article III-VI A.D. 1576 - Various
46 - The Formula of Concord Article VII-IX A.D. 1576 - Various
47 - The Formula of Concord Article X-XII A.D. 1576 - Various
48 - The Second Scotch Confession A.D. 1581 - Various
49 - The Saxon Visitation Articles A.D. 1592 - Aegidius Hunnius
50 - The Lambeth Articles A.D. 1595 - Various
51 - The Arminian Articles A.D. 1610 - Various
52 - The Irish Articles A.D. 1615 - Rev. James Ussher
53 - The Canons of the Synod of Dort A.D. 1619 - Various
54 - The Orthodox Confession of the Eastern Church Part 1 A.D. 1643 - Peter Mogila
55 - The Orthodox Confession of the Eastern Church Part 2 A.D. 1643 - Peter Mogila
56 - The Savoy Declaration Confession of Faith and Platform of Discipline AD. 1658 - Various
57 - The Orthodox Confession of the Eastern Church Part 3 A.D. 1643 - Peter Mogila36:3559 058 - The Profession of the Tridentine Faith A.D. 1564 - Pope Pius IV05:5860 059 - The Orthodox Confession of the Eastern Church Part 4 A.D. 1643 - Various
60 - The Orthodox Confession of the Eastern Church Part 5 A.D. 1643 - Peter Mogila41:3362 061 - The Orthodox Confession of the Eastern Church Part 6 A.D. 1643 - Peter Mogila
62 - The Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter I-XV A.D. 1647 - Westminster Assembly
63 - The Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter XVI-XXIX A.D. 1647 - Westminster Assembly
64 - The Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter XXX- A.D. 1647 - Westminster Assembly
65 - The Westminster Shorter Catechism A.D. 1647 - Westminster Assembly39:2067 066 - The Confession of the Waldenses A.D. 1655 - Various
67 - The Savoy Declaration Preface AD. 1658 - Various
68 - The Confession of Dositheus, or the Eighteen Decrees of the Synod of Jerusalem A.D. 1672 - Dositheos II of Jerusalem
69 - The Confession of the Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers A.D. 1675 - Robert Barclay
70 - The Confession of 1688 (the Philadelphia Confession) - Various
71 - The Easter Litany of the Moravian Church A.D. 1749 - Various
72 - The Methodist Articles of Religion A.D. 1784 - John Wesley
73 - The Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England American Revision A.D. 1801 - Various
74 - The Confession of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (American) A.D. 1829 - Various
75 - The Declaration of the Congregational Union of England and Wales A.D. 1833 - Various
76 - The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church, prepared by Philaret, Revised and Approved by the... - Philaret Drozdov
77 - The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Faith, 1st & 2nd Articles - Philaret Drozdov
78 - The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Faith, 3rd to 7th Articles - Philaret Drozdov
79 - The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Faith, 8th & 9th Articles - Philaret Drozdov
80 - The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Faith, 10th Article concerning the... - Philaret Drozdov
81 - The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Faith, 11th & 12th Articles - Philaret Drozdov
82 - The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Hope, The Lord's Prayer - Philaret Drozdov
83 - The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Hope, The Beatitudes - Philaret Drozdov
84 - The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Love, The Commandments, 1st to 4th - Philaret Drozdov
85 - The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Love, The Commandments, 5th to... - Philaret Drozdov
86 - The Nine Articles of the Evangelical Alliance A.D. 1846 - Various
87 - The Confession of the Evangelical Free Church of Geneva A.D. 1848 - Various
88 - The Decree of Pope Pius IX on the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary A.D. 1854 - Pope Pius IX
89 - Papal Syllabus of the Principal Errors of our Time A.D. 1864 - Pope Pius IX
90 - The Declaration of the Boston National Council A.D. 1865 - Various
91 - The Free-will Baptist Confession A.D. 1868 - Various
92 - Dogmatic Constitution on the Catholic Faith, Vatican Council A.D. 1870 - Various
93 - First Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of Christ, Vatican Council A.D. 1870 - Various
94 - First Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of Christ A.D. 1870 - Pope Pius IX
95 - The Confession of the Free Italian Church A.D. 1870 - Various
96 - The Declaration of the Oberlin National Council A.D. 1871 - Various
97 - The Fourteen Theses of the Old Catholic Union Conference with Greeks and Anglicans A.D. 1874 - Various
98 - The Old Catholic Agreement on the Filioque Controversy A.D. 1875 - Various
99 - The Reformed Episcopal Articles of Religion (American) A.D. 1876 - Various
100 - The Auburn Declaration (American) A.D. 1887 - Various
101 - The New Hampshire Confession AD. 1888 - Various

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