More and more churches are turning to ancient words of faith to anchor modern worship. Seventeen hundred years ago, a Roman emperor ordered Christians to work out their differences and put an end to a ...

Every Sunday, in churches across the country, worshippers stand to affirm that they believe in “one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.” For many, these words are as familiar as ...

Those lyrics, from the third verse of Samuel John Stone’s “Church’s One Foundation,” written in 1866 to rebut heresies about biblical inspiration then ripping through the Church of England, have a ...

In his May 14 address to participants in the Jubilee of Oriental Churches, Pope Leo XIV praised the spiritual and liturgical treasures of the Christian East: its emphasis on mystery, wonder and the ...

In the first half of the 18th century, there were hundreds of organists and choirmasters in Germany, dozens of whom composed music for Sunday liturgies. But the only one whose music we listen to today ...

Irenaeus and Tertullian in the very early Christian church talk about a “regula fidei,” a “rule of faith,” which was a statement of common belief the community could use to explain to new folk what ...

Theologians have refuted misconceptions about the Nicene Creed and the council in 325 that created it, as many churches celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the influential document. In a recent ...