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Trinity Sunday and the Athanasian Creed's Liturgical Home
The Athanasian Creed has historically been read specifically on Trinity Sunday -- a once-a-year liturgical practice worth understanding and, in some traditions, reviving.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 24, 2026
First in the Book: Why the Athanasian Creed Opens the Book of Concord
The Lutheran Book of Concord opens not with the Augsburg Confession but with the three ancient ecumenical creeds -- including the Athanasian Creed placed first among them.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 17, 2026
"Incomprehensible": The Athanasian Creed's Most Misread Word
The Athanasian Creed calls the Father, Son, and Spirit each 'incomprehensible' -- a word that doesn't mean what modern readers usually assume. Here's what it actually claims.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 10, 2026
Written in the Ruins of Rome: The World That Produced the Athanasian Creed
The Athanasian Creed emerged after Rome's fall, in a world of Arian Germanic kingdoms — discover the turbulent fifth-century context behind its uncompromising language.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 3, 2026
How to Use the Athanasian Creed in Worship Today
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 27, 2026
The Judgment Scene in the Athanasian Creed: What It Teaches About the Last Things
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 20, 2026
The Athanasian Creed and Eastern Orthodoxy: Points of Agreement and Tension
The Athanasian Creed is a Western document that Eastern Orthodox Christians receive with significant reservations. The filioque clause is the central controversy, but the agreements are also deep.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 13, 2026
The Athanasian Creed on the Holy Spirit: Proceeding from Father and Son
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 6, 2026
Arianism's Long Shadow: The Historical Context of the Athanasian Creed
The Athanasian Creed's dense formulations were forged in the fires of the Arian controversy. Explore the historical crisis that made its precision necessary.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
June 29, 2026
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