G. K. Chesterton The Romance of the Creeds For this presentation we wish to reflect on the creeds, using comments from G. K. Chesterton. After briefly introducing Chesterton, and explaining some of the challenges of reading him, we will make general remarks about his commitment to the creeds. Toward the beginning of Orthodoxy: The Romance … Read more
The Council of Nicaea (AD 325) affirmed that Jesus Christ is homoousios—of the same essence as the Father—establishing his full divinity as a significant pillar of Christian theology. While debates leading to Nicaea often engaged with Greek philosophical concepts, this paper argues that the necessity of Christ’s full divinity is already parsed within Paul’s apocalyptic … Read more
From early on, the Rule of Faith (regula fidei) designated the sum content of “apostolic” teaching, as set down in Scripture, baptismal confession and apostolic teaching patterns. As a second-century faith declaration of essential Christian teaching and interpretation, this Rule offered a framework for distinguishing between true and false belief, and – on a more … Read more