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This book offers an unpacked version of the Nicene Creed, which is the defining statement of belief of mainstream Christianity, and a milestone in human history. The book seeks to clarify this compressed text through the common conceptual language of all people: Basic Human . Given the unique power of this language to articulate the tenets of the Creed with clarity and precision, this book will have a wide readership among all people interested in Christianity, as well as among scholars interested in the scope of human understanding and communication. More than that, at a time of post-Christian spiritual disintegration , when many are seeking for the threads of meaning to hold things together (as discussed for example by authors like Tom Holland and Ayaan Hirsi Ali), the vision of the Nicene Creed - the world s one unchanging Creed can offer a new reference point and be a beacon of hope.
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PART I.- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION.- PART II.- Chapter 2 THE CREED UNPACKED IN MINIMAL ENGLISH.- PART III: COMMENTARIES ON THE SECTIONS OF "THE CREED UNPACKED" IN PART II.- Chapter 3 Commentary on Section (1): "I believe".- Chapter 4 Commentary on Section (2): "I believe in one God".- Chapter 5 Commentary on Section (3): "The Father Almighty".- Chapter 6 Commentary on Section (4): "Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible".- Chapter 7 Commentary on Section (5): "I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, The Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, Begotten not made, consubstantial with the Father".- Chapter 8 Commentary on Section (6): "Through him all things were made".- Chapter 9 Commentary on Section (7): "For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven".- Chapter 10 Commentary on Section (8): "And by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man".- Chapter 11 Commentary on Section (9): "For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, He suffered death and was buried".- Chapter 12 Commentary on Section (10): "And rose again on the third day in accordance with the scriptures".- Chapter 13 Commentary on Section (11): "He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father".- Chapter 14 Commentary on Section (12): "He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead".- Chapter 15 Commentary on Section (13): "And his kingdom will have no end".- Chapter 16 Commentary on Section (14): "I believe in the Holy Spirt, the Lord, the giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, Who has spoken through the prophets".- Chapter 17 Commentary on Section (15): "I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic church".- Chapter 18 Commentary on Section (16): "I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins".- Chapter 19 Commentary on Section (17): "And I look forward to the resurrection of the dead".- Chapter 20 Commentary on Section (18): "And the life of the world to come".
