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This is an 8 page paper discussing the historical roles of some of the Christian creeds, councils and confessions of faith. A review of the history of some of the Christian creeds, councils and confessions show an initial unity within the Christian Church which eventually ended; a division which took its form in the development of reformation of Christian beliefs and practices which differed between the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Churches. During times of conflict within the Church, religious and political leaders took it upon themselves to convene councils for the development or reaffirmation of doctrines used within the Church. During the surging popularity of the Protestant religion, opposing councils, confessions and articles were developed which further cemented the division between the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches. Articles written for the Church of England underwent several revisions firstly to include the Churches of Scotland and Ireland and secondly, in the case of the American Methodists using the Articles of the Church of England as their basis, to exclude the influence of England within the colonies. While the history of the Christian Church has included countless creeds and revisions, some Christian groups such as the Unitarians and the Quakers continue to practice without creeds and instead stress “humanity’s part in spirituality”.
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ended; a division which took its form in the development of reformation of Christian beliefs and practices which differed between the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Churches. During times of conflict
within the Church, religious and political leaders took it upon themselves to convene councils for the development or reaffirmation of doctrines used within the Church. During the surging popularity of
the Protestant religion, opposing councils, confessions and articles were developed which further cemented the division between the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches. Articles written for the Church of England underwent
several revisions firstly to include the Churches of Scotland and Ireland and secondly, in the case of the American Methodists using the Articles of the Church of England as their
basis, to exclude the influence of England within the colonies. While the history of the Christian Church has included countless creeds and revisions, some Christian groups such as the Unitarians
and the Quakers continue to practice without creeds and instead stress "humanitys part in spirituality". The Apostles Creed The "Symbolum Aposolorum" (The Apostles Creed) was developed between the 2nd
and 9th centuries and is considered the most popular creed used in the worship of Western Christians and the "central doctrines are those of the Trinity and God the Creator"
(Constitution, Apostles, 1996). The creed derived its name from the initial belief that it was written by the Apostles on the tenth day after Christs ascension but the earliest form
was believed to be that of the Interrogatory Creed f Hippolytus (~ A.D. 215) while its current form is derived from the writings of Caesarius of Arles (542). The Apostles
Creed is considered one of the first Christian summaries of the doctrine for baptismal candidates in the Church in Rome and since the initial version was given in question and
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