Christ, Creeds and Life: Conversations About the Center of Our Faith

by Anne T. Thayer, Douglas Jacobsen (Editor)

Focusing on the 1981 doxological version of the United Church of Christ's Statement of Faith, this book for small group settings and adult and high school church school classesseeks to help laity think theologically about confessions of faith and they they enlighten faithful living.

128 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2007

Reviews

[Eden]

2024. I'm a member of the United Church of Christ. As in most denominations, we have a UCC creed. A recent conversation in my EFM class made me curious about how my creed was structured and what the background to it was. Lo and behold our church library had a copy of this book. Since January 1 I've been reading a chapter ever 2-3 days, letting the information sink in. The chapters are built around the separate phrases of the creed and then follow a pattern of how it draws from historical creeds, the philosophy/theology of the UCC, questions to ask yourself, supportive phrases from prior creeds, books of worship, and hymns. I had never thought so thoroughly about how our hymns reflect and teach about our faith as I have in reading this book. I found it a very thoughtful guide to both a written by committee creed and the development of a personal creed. Even if a reader is not UCC, if they are interested in creeds and their history, or want to thoughtfully develop their own creed, I do recommend this book. It isn't long - it only took me longer than usual as I wanted to savour the words.