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) (38 hr 58 min)

Chapters

Of Creeds in General 7:12 Read by InTheDesert
Scripture Confessions 2:42 Read by Desiree U. Angeles
Creed of Ignatius, of Antioch A.D. 107 1:11 Read by David Ronald
Creed of Irenaeus, of Gaul A.D. 180 3:30 Read by David Ronald
Creed of Tertullian, of North Africa A.D. 200 3:28 Read by David Ronald
Creed of Origen, of Alexandria. A.D. 230 2:28 Read by David Ronald
Creed of Cyprian, of Carthage. A.D. 250 0:36 Read by ThomasGibby
Creed of Novatian, of Rome. A.D. 250 1:04 Read by ThomasGibby
Creed of Gregory Thaumaturgus, of Neo-Caesarea A.D. 270 2:02 Read by ejh324
Creed of Lucian, of Antioch A.D. 300 3:26 Read by Larry Wilson
The Apostles' Creed 2:47 Read by mleigh
Eusebius, of Creed of Caesarea in Palestine A.D. 325 1:28 Read by Larry Wilson
The Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed A.D. 325 and 381 2:21 Read by mleigh
The Private Creed of Arius A.D. 328 1:22 Read by mleigh
Creed of Cyril, of Jerusalem A.D. 350 1:50 Read by mleigh
Two Creeds of Epiphanius, of Cyprus A.D. 374 5:47 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Creed of Chalcedon A.D. 451 1:51 Read by Misikis
The Athanasian Creed 5:15 Read by TriciaG
The Creed Of The Sixth Œcumenical Council, Against The Monothelites A.D. 680 1:30 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Sixty-Seven Articles of Ulrich Zwingli A.D. 1523 14:34 Read by David Ronald
The Ten Theses of Berne A.D. 1528 2:23 Read by Misikis
Luther's Catechism Part I-II A.D. 1529 10:47 Read by mleigh
Luther's Catechism Part III-V A.D. 1529 19:00 Read by mleigh
The Augsburg Confession Part First A.D. 1530 33:11 Read by MaryAnn
The Augsburg Confession Part Second A.D. 1530 55:00 Read by MaryAnn
The First Helvetic Confession A.D. 1536 21:02 Read by InTheDesert
The Anglican Catechism A.D. 1549, 1662 14:12 Read by Tara Reynolds
The Gallican Confession A.D. 1559 43:28 Read by Tara Reynolds
The First Scotch Confession Article I-XV A.D. 1560 22:05 Read by InTheDesert
The First Scotch Confession Article XVI-XXV A.D. 1560 22:24 Read by InTheDesert
The Belgic Confession A.D. 1561 1:05:27 Read by TriciaG
The Canons and Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent Sessions 3-5 A.D.1563 20:17 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Canons and Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent Session 6 A.D.1563 50:24 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Canons and Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent Session 7 A.D.1563 13:00 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Canons and Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent Session 13 A.D.1563 21:03 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Canons and Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent Session 14 A.D.1563 49:08 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Canons and Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent Sessions 21-22 A.D.1563 24:59 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Canons and Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent Sessions 23-25 A.D.1563 31:59 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Heidelberg or Palatinate Catechism Question 1-74 A.D. 1563 29:50 Read by Charles Zwick Jr.
The Heidelberg or Palatinate Catechism Question 75-129 A.D. 1563 30:38 Read by Charles Zwick Jr.
The Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England A.D. 1563 and 1571 32:54 Read by James R. Hedrick
The Second Helvetic Confession Chapter I-XII A.D. 1566 1:00:32 Read by InTheDesert
The Second Helvetic Confession Chapter XIII-XVIII A.D. 1566 1:08:03 Read by InTheDesert
The Second Helvetic Confession Chapter XIX-XXX A.D. 1566 55:59 Read by InTheDesert
The Formula of Concord Article I-II A.D. 1576 26:09 Read by Misikis
The Formula of Concord Article III-VI A.D. 1576 28:18 Read by Misikis
The Formula of Concord Article VII-IX A.D. 1576 34:26 Read by Misikis
The Formula of Concord Article X-XII A.D. 1576 25:53 Read by Misikis
The Second Scotch Confession A.D. 1581 25:27 Read by InTheDesert
The Saxon Visitation Articles A.D. 1592 8:36 Read by InTheDesert
The Lambeth Articles A.D. 1595 1:58 Read by Misikis
The Arminian Articles A.D. 1610 6:28 Read by Tara Reynolds
The Irish Articles A.D. 1615 39:44 Read by InTheDesert
The Canons of the Synod of Dort A.D. 1619 49:03 Read by TriciaG
The Orthodox Confession of the Eastern Church Part 1 A.D. 1643 1:13:04 Read by MaryAnn
The Orthodox Confession of the Eastern Church Part 2 A.D. 1643 56:33 Read by MaryAnn
The Savoy Declaration Confession of Faith and Platform of Discipline AD. 1658 23:34 Read by TriciaG
The Orthodox Confession of the Eastern Church Part 3 A.D. 1643 36:35 Read by MaryAnn
The Profession of the Tridentine Faith A.D. 1564 5:58 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Orthodox Confession of the Eastern Church Part 4 A.D. 1643 55:13 Read by MaryAnn
The Orthodox Confession of the Eastern Church Part 5 A.D. 1643 41:33 Read by MaryAnn
The Orthodox Confession of the Eastern Church Part 6 A.D. 1643 36:09 Read by MaryAnn
The Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter I-XV A.D. 1647 41:03 Read by MaryAnn
The Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter XVI-XXIX A.D. 1647 41:23 Read by MaryAnn
The Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter XXX- A.D. 1647 7:57 Read by MaryAnn
The Westminster Shorter Catechism A.D. 1647 39:20 Read by MaryAnn
The Confession of the Waldenses A.D. 1655 16:33 Read by MaryAnn
The Savoy Declaration Preface AD. 1658 54:54 Read by TriciaG
The Confession of Dositheus, or the Eighteen Decrees of the Synod of Jerusalem … 1:12:46 Read by Jonathan Gary
The Confession of the Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers A.D. 1675 25:36 Read by Greg Giordano
The Confession of 1688 (the Philadelphia Confession) 12:02 Read by Charles Zwick Jr.
The Easter Litany of the Moravian Church A.D. 1749 9:58 Read by MaryAnn
The Methodist Articles of Religion A.D. 1784 14:18 Read by Larry Wilson
The Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England American Revision A.D. 1801 30:53 Read by James R. Hedrick
The Confession of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (American) A.D. 1829 12:58 Read by MaryAnn
The Declaration of the Congregational Union of England and Wales A.D. 1833 13:33 Read by MaryAnn
The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church, prepared by Philaret, Revised and A… 34:11 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Faith, 1st & 2nd Arti… 40:04 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Faith, 3rd to 7th Art… 42:40 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Faith, 8th & 9th Arti… 30:39 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Faith, 10th Article c… 37:03 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Faith, 11th & 12th Ar… 12:24 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Hope, The Lord's Pray… 19:10 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Hope, The Beatitudes 18:54 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Love, The Commandment… 36:39 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Longer Catechism of the Russian Church A.D. 1839 - On Love, The Commandment… 30:12 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Nine Articles of the Evangelical Alliance A.D. 1846 4:09 Read by MaryAnn
The Confession of the Evangelical Free Church of Geneva A.D. 1848 6:38 Read by MaryAnn
The Decree of Pope Pius IX on the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin M… 2:34 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Papal Syllabus of the Principal Errors of our Time A.D. 1864 24:22 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Declaration of the Boston National Council A.D. 1865 7:07 Read by Michele Eaton
The Free-will Baptist Confession A.D. 1868 19:12 Read by Greg Giordano
Dogmatic Constitution on the Catholic Faith, Vatican Council A.D. 1870 33:05 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
First Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of Christ, Vatican Council A.D. 1870 20:34 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
First Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of Christ A.D. 1870 18:39 Read by Jonathan Gary
The Confession of the Free Italian Church A.D. 1870 4:07 Read by Simona Rusu
The Declaration of the Oberlin National Council A.D. 1871 2:56 Read by James R. Hedrick
The Fourteen Theses of the Old Catholic Union Conference with Greeks and Anglic… 6:35 Read by TriciaG
The Old Catholic Agreement on the Filioque Controversy A.D. 1875 2:30 Read by TriciaG
The Reformed Episcopal Articles of Religion (American) A.D. 1876 31:51 Read by MaryAnn
The Auburn Declaration (American) A.D. 1887 7:20 Read by MaryAnn
The New Hampshire Confession AD. 1888 12:22 Read by MaryAnn