Over the past two centuries our understanding of the universe, of biology, of human nature, and of sacred scriptures themselves has undergone a virtual revolution. How, then, can these creeds, couched in the concepts and language of a bygone age, still make sense to contemporary Christians? and #xD; and #xD;In this book of sixteen short chapters, the author not only gives the historical background of each statement and #x2013; especially noting the development or refinement of the basic ideas that took place during the few centuries that separated the composition of the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds and #x2013; before going on to suggest what they might mean for us today. and #xD; and #xD;Designed for individual readers as well as for adult or college classroom use, the book offers several questions for reflection and/or discussion at the end of each chapter.