The Council of Trent

The Council of Trent met in response to the Protestant Reformation in order to formulate its own position on the debated issues of the day. Oftentimes, the period immediately following […]

The Heidelberg Catechism

After Luther’s death in 1546, the Reformation came to Heidelberg. Shortly thereafter a controversy broke out under Otto Heinrich between the Lutherans, the Calvinists, and the Zwinglians concerning the presence […]

The Council of Ephesus

History Ephesus was home to several church councils: First Council of Ephesus (431), Second Council of Ephesus (449), and Third Council of Ephesus (475). Only the First Council of Ephesus […]

The Athanasian Creed

History The origin of the Athanasian Creed is unknown. As the name suggests, the Creed was originally ascribed to Athanasius—the great “father of Nicene orthodoxy”—as early as the ninth century. […]