One of the world’s leading theologians offers important insights into the history and significance of Christian creeds.

“A work of keen insight, great learning, and ecumenical generosity.”—Robert Louis Wilken, First Things

“[Pelikan’s] book is learned, indeed massively so, yet because of the lucidity of its prose it is accessible to the general reader.”—Luke Timothy Johnson,Washington Post Book World

“Indispensable. . . . An achievement unlikely to be surpassed.”—Donald K.McKim, Theological Studies