Athanasian Creed
Trinitarian doctrinal statement
The Athanasian Creed is a Christian statement of faith focused on the doctrines of the Trinity and the nature of Christ.
Unlike the Apostles' and Nicene creeds, it includes warnings that those who reject its teachings cannot be saved.
Named after Athanasius, the fourth-century theologian who championed Trinitarian orthodoxy, though he almost certainly did not write it.
The creed remains part of Western Christian tradition but is rarely recited in modern services.
Adherence to accepted beliefs
Liturgical dawn devotions
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- feast daysReligious celebration dates
- Book of Common PrayerAnglican official worship text
- AnglicanChurch of England member
Sharing the same being
- coeternalEqually without temporal bounds
- coequalHaving identical rank
- triuneThree in one
- hypostasisUnderlying essence or substance
begotten · proceeds · essence · substance · personhood · incarnation · three persons · one God
Doctrinal belief statement
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- professionTrained occupational field
- formularyApproved medication inventory
- articles of faithFoundational beliefs of doctrine
Fourth-century church father
- church fathersEarly Christian theological authorities
- AmbroseName meaning deathless
- fifth centuryYears 401-500
- sixth centuryYears 501-600 AD
orthodoxy
Adherence to accepted beliefs
matins
Liturgical dawn devotions
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- feast daysReligious celebration dates
- Book of Common PrayerAnglican official worship text
Anglican · morning prayer · breviary · lectionary · worship
consubstantial
Sharing the same being
hypostasis · begotten · proceeds · essence · substance · personhood · incarnation · three persons · one God · Father
confession of faith
Doctrinal belief statement
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- professionTrained occupational field
- formularyApproved medication inventory
Augustine
Fourth-century church father
- church fathersEarly Christian theological authorities
- AmbroseName meaning deathless
- fifth centuryYears 401-500
sixth century · pseudonymous · attribution · North African · monastic
- Trinity Disputesconsubstantial, subordinationism, Council of Nicaea, Cappadocian Fathers, hypostasis
- creedscredo, creeds, confession of faith, profession of faith, Westminster Confession
- Lutheran ConfessionsBook of Concord, Augsburg Confession, Concordia, Martin Luther, Luther
- TrinityHoly Trinity, Father, Holy Spirit, three persons, one God
- ChristologyChristology, Jesus, incarnation, Jesus Christ, Christ
- Holy SpiritHoly Spirit, pneuma, advocate, helper, third person
Athanasian CreedNicene Creed
Early church belief formula
Apostles' Creed · Council of Nicaea · Westminster Confession · Augsburg Confession · Thirty-Nine Articles