Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms

A Reader's Edition

Chad Van Dixhoorn

• Publisher: Crossway
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9781433579875
• eBook ISBN:
  9781433582608
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Religion

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 historic statements of faith—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.

• Great Resource for Daily Reading and Study: Includes early church creeds and major Protestant statements, historical context from editor Chad Van Dixhoorn, and a Scripture index
• Accessible: Useful for pastors and laypeople, seminary students, church groups, or anyone seeking to learn about the foundations of Christianity
• 13 Christian Creeds and Confessions: Includes The Apostles' Creed, The Nicene Creed, The Athanasian Creed, The Chalcedonian Definition, The Augsburg Confession, The Belgic Confession, The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, The Canons of Dort, The Westminster Confession of Faith, The London Baptist Confession, The Heidelberg Catechism, The Westminster Larger Catechism, and The Westminster Shorter Catechism
• Adapted from the  ESV Bible with Creeds and Confessions

Table of contents

• Cover
• Newsletter Signup
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• The Apostles’ Creed Introduction
• The Apostles’ Creed
• The Nicene Creed Introduction
• The Nicene Creed
• The Athanasian Creed Introduction
• The Athanasian Creed
• The Chalcedonian Definition Introduction
• The Chalcedonian Definition
• The Augsburg Confession Introduction
• The Augsburg Confession
• The Belgic Confession Introduction
• The Belgic Confession
• The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion Introduction
• The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion
• The Canons of Dort Introduction
• The Canons of Dort
• The Westminster Confession of Faith Introduction
• The Westminster Confession of Faith
• The London Baptist Confession Introduction
• The London Baptist Confession
• The Heidelberg Catechism Introduction
• The Heidelberg Catechism
• The Westminster Larger Catechism Introduction
• The Westminster Larger Catechism
• The Westminster Shorter Catechism Introduction
• The Westminster Shorter Catechism
• General Index
• Scripture Index