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(Encyclopedia)creed [Lat. credo=I believe], summary of basic doctrines of faith. The following are historically important Christian creeds. 1 The Nicene Creed, beginning, “I believe in one God the Father Almighty...Athanasian Creed
(Encyclopedia)Athanasian Creed ăthənāˈzhən [key], exact, elaborate Roman Catholic statement on the Trinity and the Incarnation. It is no longer believed to have been written by Athanasius, but rather by an unk...Nicene Creed
(Encyclopedia)Nicene Creed: see creed.faith
(Encyclopedia)faith: see creed.Augsburg Confession
(Encyclopedia)Augsburg Confession: see creed (4.) ...Westminster Confession
(Encyclopedia)Westminster Confession: see creed (6.) ...Confession of Augsburg
(Encyclopedia)Confession of Augsburg: see creed (4.) ...Thirty-nine Articles
(Encyclopedia)Thirty-nine Articles: see creed (5.) ...confessions of faith, Protestant
(Encyclopedia)confessions of faith, Protestant: see creed (4,) (5,) (6.) ...Nicaea, First Council of
(Encyclopedia)Nicaea, First Council of, 325, 1st ecumenical council, convened by Roman Emperor Constantine the Great to solve the problems raised by Arianism. It has been said that 318 persons attended, but a more ...Browse by Subject
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