Book Description: 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