Four more purposes of creeds

Delegates celebrating unity at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, Karlsruhe, Germany, September 2022. In my last post, I outlined three core purposes of creeds. Here, I outline four more purposes of creeds that guarantee their enduring relevance for the church. First,ย creeds serve an apologetic purpose. While Judaism has theย Shema,ย Muslims have theย Shahadahย andย Tashahhud,ย and some …