The Books of the Ages

I have blogged elsewhere about two books I have previously read about the Christian – Catholic – creeds (check out that previous blog post here).

Now, my Master’s in Theology program has us reading Bishop Robert Barron’s Light from Light book that does a deep into the Nicene Creed.

For anyone not familiar with the Nicene Creed, it was formulated by a body of bishops in the year 325 at the Council of Nicea in what is now Turkey (“I believe in one God, the Father almighty….light from light, true God from true God…..”).

While I have already read other books on the Nicene Creed and the Apostle’s Creed (the two creeds are quite similar in content), I still find it insight to periodically read another book on the subject when the book is well written. Knowledgeable and capable writers can each bring their own collection of insights to the topic – offering useful reading at varying stages in our lives.

I am currently mid-way through chapter one of Robert Barron’s Light from Light. I have already found items to highlight – points that I find insightful at my current stage in life. For example, Robert Barron states on page 22 “authentic faith or belief has not a thing to do with naive credulity or accepting claims on the basis of no evidence. Faith, in a word, is never below reason, never infra-rational. The Church has absolutely no interest in encouraging superstition or intellectual irresponsibility.”….”Newman insisted on the intellectual integrity of faith.”

I encourage anyone who wants to practically understand Christianity’s core beliefs to read any of these books on Christianity’s creeds. It’s easy enough to think we are familiar with Christianity (in varying degrees, most people have some-to-more-than-some knowledge about Christianity). Barron’s Light from Light and the other “deep dive into the creed” books I reviewed (above) get into the nitty-gritty in ways that increase one’s understanding in useful ways.

Bibliophile and would-be-antiquarian Kim Burkhardt reviews books at The Books of the Ages and at The Hermitage Within. If you are a new visitor, it would be great to have you follow this blog (thank you!). If you know someone who would like this blog, please share it with them (thank you!). FYI, you can $$ support this blog by clicking here here to do your Amazon shopping (if you click here before you start your Amazon shopping, Amazon pays us a commission when you shop via the link provided – thank you).