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Nicaea at 1,700: A Series Roundup

Covenant offers a dozen essays to celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea. Here's a round up of those essays with links.

The Creed & The Life of The World to Come

We close the creed saying, we believe in the life of the world to come. Do we grasp the words we repeat each Sunday?

The Nicene Creed: Deciding the Rules of the Game

The Creed offers a generous playing field, providing some rules for a lively faith and witness to the God who saves.

On Praying the Creed

The Creed is a statement of doctrine, but it can also be an entry for prayer, a chance to meditate on the mysteries of the faith.

The Creed’s First Home, Ten Feet Under

The 2014 sighting of a small, underwater basilica just a hundred feet from the ancient walls of Nicaea (modern Iznik) posed a series of intriguing questions.

‘True God from True God’: Nicaea after Metaphysics

The true God who comes to us brings relationship, faithfulness, and a future. It is this God who can save us.

The Nicene Creed, A Font Unstopped

From the First Council of Constantinople and the Council of Chalcedon to this day, the Nicene Creed has guided theological reflection.

Who Is Jesus? Lessons from Nicaea

The Council of Nicaea was faced with a question, who is Jesus? How will we answer that question today?

Christ at the Beginning and Christ at the End: Nicaea’s Eschatology

There's a deep connection between Nicaea's teaching about the Son as eternally begotten and present in creation and his return in judgment.

Nicaea: A Journey of Faith

One can still visit Iznik in Turkey (Nicaea), which hosted a gathering of real people who safeguarded the Christian truth about God and our redemption.

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