Best Books on Creeds & Confessions
Creeds and confessions are formal summaries of Christian doctrine, from the ancient Apostles' and Nicene Creeds to Reformation era statements like the Westminster Confession of Faith. Reformed churches have long used them not as rivals to Scripture but as guardrails that state clearly what the Bible teaches and protect the church from error.
Start Here
basic
Know the Creeds and Councils
Top pickJustin S. Holcomb · 2014
A clear, discussion-question format walk through the major creeds and councils for personal or group study.
The Apostles' Creed: Discovering Authentic Christianity in an Age of Counterfeits
R. Albert Mohler Jr. · 2019
Line by line exposition of the Apostles' Creed showing why its ancient claims still matter today.
The Westminster Confession of Faith for Study Classes
G. I. Williamson · 2003
The standard lay study-group companion to the Westminster Confession, with questions after each section.
The Creedal Imperative
Carl R. Trueman · 2012
Answers the objection 'no creed but the Bible' and makes the case that every church already has a creed.
Truths We Confess: A Systematic Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith
R. C. Sproul · 2019
Sproul's warm, plain-language one-volume walk through the entire Westminster Confession for ordinary readers.
Go Deeper
intermediate
Confessing the Faith: A Reader's Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith
Top pickChad Van Dixhoorn · 2014
Paragraph by paragraph guide that digests the proof texts and history behind each article of the Confession.
Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms: A Reader's Edition
Chad Van Dixhoorn (ed.) · 2022
Thirteen key historic documents gathered in one volume, each introduced with its origin and significance.
A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith
Samuel E. Waldron · 2016
The standard exposition of the Second London Confession for Reformed Baptist readers.
Our Faith: Ecumenical Creeds, Reformed Confessions, and Other Resources
Faith Alive Christian Resources (ed.) · 2013
A single-volume primary-source collection of the ecumenical creeds and the Three Forms of Unity with study aids.
For Study
advanced
The Theology of the Westminster Standards: Historical Context and Theological Insights
Top pickJ. V. Fesko · 2014
A scholarly walk through the historical background and theology of the Confession and both Catechisms.
The Westminster Confession: A Commentary
A. A. Hodge · 2013
The classic nineteenth-century Princeton commentary, still a standard technical reference on the Confession.
The Reformed Faith: An Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith
Robert Shaw · 1845
A dense, full exposition of every chapter of the Confession with its original Scripture proofs.
God's Ambassadors: The Westminster Assembly and the Reformation of the English Pulpit, 1643-1653
Chad Van Dixhoorn · 2017
Scholarly study of how the divines who wrote the Confession actually preached, by the leading Assembly historian.
The Westminster Confession into the 21st Century, Volume 1
J. Ligon Duncan III (ed.) · 2003
Academic essays by confessional scholars examining disputed and technical questions in the Confession.
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