Creeds, confessions and catechisms
What the church believes
- The Apostles’ CreedThe whole church · c. 2nd–4th Century
- The Nicene CreedThe whole church · 325 / 381 AD
- The Chalcedonian DefinitionThe whole church · 451 AD
- The Athanasian CreedThe whole church · c. 5th–6th Century
- The DidacheThe early church · c. 50–120 AD
- The Heidelberg CatechismReformed · 1563
- Westminster Shorter CatechismReformed · 1647
- Westminster Larger CatechismReformed · 1647
- The Augsburg ConfessionLutheran · 1530
- The Belgic ConfessionReformed · 1561
- Thirty-Nine Articles of ReligionAnglican · 1571
- London Baptist ConfessionReformed Baptist · 1689
- The Lausanne CovenantEvangelical · 1974
- The Book of Common PrayerAnglican · 1928
- Rerum NovarumRoman Catholic · 1891
Start here
Classics worth reading
- On the IncarnationAthanasius · c. 318 AD
- ConfessionsAugustine of Hippo · c. 397–400 AD
- The Imitation of ChristThomas à Kempis · c. 1418–1427
- ResolutionsJonathan Edwards · 1722–1723
- Institutes of the Christian ReligionJohn Calvin · 1536 / 1559
- The Existence and Attributes of GodStephen Charnock · 1682
- The 95 ThesesMartin Luther · 1517
- Letter to DiognetusThe early church · c. 2nd–3rd Century
- Of the Mortification of Sin in BelieversJohn Owen · 1656
- Why God Became ManCur Deus HomoAnselm of Canterbury · c. 1098
Authors
Authors You Might Be Interested In
- Albert the Greatc. 1200
- AmbroseAmbrose of Milan · c. 339
- AnselmAnselm of Canterbury · c. 1033
- AquinasThomas Aquinas · c. 1225
- AthanasiusAthanasius of Alexandria · c. 296
- AugustineAugustine of Hippo · c. 354
- Basil the GreatBasil of Caesarea · c. 330
- BaxterRichard Baxter · c. 1615
- BellarmineRobert Bellarmine · c. 1542
- BezaTheodore Beza · c. 1519
- Boethiusc. 475
- Bonaventurec. 1217
- BucerMartin Bucer · c. 1491
- CalvinJohn Calvin · c. 1509
- ChrysostomJohn Chrysostom · c. 347
- GerhardJohann Gerhard · c. 1582
- Gregory of Nyssac. 335
- GrotiusHugo Grotius · c. 1583
- IrenaeusIrenaeus of Lyon · c. 130
- Jeromec. 342
- Justin Martyrc. 100
- LutherMartin Luther · c. 1483
- MelanchthonPhilipp Melanchthon · c. 1497
- OwenJohn Owen · c. 1616
- PolanusAmandus Polanus · c. 1561
- ScotusJohn Duns Scotus · c. 1265
- SuarezFrancisco Suárez · c. 1548
- Tertullianc. 155
- TurretinFrançois Turretin · c. 1623
- VoetiusGisbertus Voetius · c. 1589
The fathers
Explore the Church Fathers
- The Epistle of BarnabasBarnabas · c. 70–132
- Fragments of PapiasPapias · c. 95–120
- First Epistle to the CorinthiansClement of Rome · c. 96
- Hortatory Address to the GreeksJustin Martyr · c. 2nd–3rd century
- On the Sole Government of GodJustin Martyr · c. 2nd–3rd century
- The Discourse to the GreeksJustin Martyr · c. 2nd century
- The Martyrdom of IgnatiusThe early church · c. 2nd–4th century
- The Shepherd of HermasHermas · c. 100–160
- Epistle to the PhilippiansPolycarp · c. 110–140
- The Epistles of IgnatiusIgnatius of Antioch · c. 110
- Dialogue with TryphoJustin Martyr · c. 155–160
- The First ApologyJustin Martyr · c. 155
- The Martyrdom of PolycarpThe church at Smyrna · c. 155–160
- The Second ApologyJustin Martyr · c. 155–161
- Address to the GreeksTatian · c. 165–175
- A Plea for the ChristiansAthenagoras · c. 177
- On the Resurrection of the DeadAthenagoras · c. 177
- Against HeresiesIrenaeus of Lyons · c. 180
Guides
Guides to the Shelves
The Councils
Mansi’s collection, a shelf of its own. It runs from the councils of the early Church to those of the Roman Catholic Church.
Open the guideThe Greek Fathers
Migne’s Greek series: where the Fathers wrote and how to read a column.
Open the guideThe Eastern Fathers
The Patrologia Orientalis in Syriac, Arabic, Coptic, Ge’ez, Armenian and Georgian. English stands beside each text.
Open the guideThe Medieval shelf
The sentences, the disputed question and the canon law of the schools.
Open the guideThe Roman Catholic shelf
The schools after Trent: Thomists, Scotists, Jesuits and the quarrel over grace.
Open the guideThe Continental Reformed shelf
The Reformed churches of the Continent, their confessions, Heidelberg and Dort.
Open the guideThe Lutheran shelf
The universities, the Book of Concord and the orthodox systems up to Calov.
Open the guideThe Methodists
The revival on both sides of the Atlantic, its hymns and its commentaries.
Open the guideThe Westminster Assembly
Its sittings, its members, what they wrote and the Confession.
Open the guideShelves
All The Traditions That Are Here
Latin Fathers
- The City of GodDe civitate DeiAugustine of Hippo
- The Pastoral RuleRegula pastoralisGregory the Great
- Why God Became ManCur Deus homoAnselm of Canterbury
- On VirginityDe virginibusAmbrose of Milan
- Commentary on EzraIn EsdramJerome of Stridon
Greek Fathers
- Against CelsusContra CelsumOrigen
- On First PrinciplesDe principiisOrigen
- Orations against the AriansOrationes contra ArianosAthanasius
- The Life of MosesDe vita MoysisGregory of Nyssa
- Homilies on the Six Days of CreationHomiliae in HexaemeronBasil the Great
Eastern Fathers
- The Greek Acts of the Persian MartyrsLes versions grecques des actes des martyrs persans
- The Feasts of the MelchitesLes fêtes des MelchitesAl-Bīrūnī
- Homily for the Feast of the AnnunciationHomélie pour la fête de l’AnnonciationAbraham of Ephesus
- The Calendar of Abū’l-BarakātLe Calendrier d’Abou’l-BarakâtAbū’l-Barakāt ibn Kabar
- Universal History, Part IKitāb al-‘UnwānAgapius of Menbij
Medieval
- On the Fourth Book of the SentencesJohn Duns Scotus
- On the Four Books of the SentencesIn Quatuor Libros SententiarumDenys the Carthusian
- A Summa of TheologySumma TheologiaeAlbert the Great
- Commentary on the Sentences, Book IBonaventure
- Catena Aurea on MatthewThomas Aquinas
Roman Catholic
- Collected Works, volume 19OperaFrancisco Suárez
- Disputations on the Controversies of the FaithDisputationes de Controversiis Christianae FideiRobert Bellarmine
- Commentary on the Summa TheologiaeCommentarius in Summam Theologiae S. ThomaeThomas Cajetan
- On Faith, Hope and CharityDe Fide, Spe et CharitateDomingo Báñez
- The AugustinusAugustinusCornelius Jansen
Reference Dictionary of Catholic Theology Vacant, Mangenot and Amann, 1899 to 1950. 1,916 articles, French and English paragraph by paragraph.
All 518 works Guide to the Roman Catholic shelf Guide to the CouncilsReformed
- Institutes of Elenctic TheologyInstitutio Theologiae ElencticaeFrançois Turretin
- Selected Theological DisputationsSelectae Disputationes TheologicaeGisbertus Voetius
- Commentary on Paul’s Epistle to the EphesiansCommentarius in Epistolam Sancti Pauli ad EphesiosGirolamo Zanchi
- Theological WorksOpera TheologicaFranciscus Junius
- Theoretical and Practical TheologyTheoretico-Practica TheologiaPetrus van Mastricht
English writers
- The Saints’ Everlasting RestRichard Baxter
- The Pilgrim’s ProgressJohn Bunyan
- The Bruised Reed and Smoking FlaxRichard Sibbes
- A Golden ChainWilliam Perkins
- The Marrow of Sacred DivinityWilliam Ames
Guides to the Puritans · the Anglicans · the Methodists · the Westminster Assembly
Lutheran
- The Augsburg Confession, with the ApologyConfessio Augustana cum Apologia ConfessionisPhilipp Melanchthon
- Posthumous Notes on the Gospel of MatthewAnnotationes Posthumae in Evangelium MatthaeiJohann Gerhard
- Didactic and Polemical TheologyTheologia Didactico-Polemica, sive Systema TheologicumJohannes Andreas Quenstedt
- The Old Testament IllustratedBiblia Veteris Testamenti IllustrataAbraham Calov
- An Examination of the Council of TrentExamen Concilii TridentiniMartin Chemnitz
- A Theological Examination for the Lecture HallExamen Theologicum AcroamaticumDavid Hollaz
Humanism and Law
- Collected Works, volume 1Opera OmniaJohn Selden
- Twenty-Six Books on the RepublicDe Republica Libri Sex et VigintiPierre Grégoire
- Ten Books of PoliticsPoliticorum Libri DecemAdam Contzen
- Ten Lectures on the Obligation of ConscienceDe Obligatione Conscientiae Praelectiones DecemRobert Sanderson
- Philosophical Writings, volume 4Philosophische SchriftenGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
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