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Doctrine & Christian Foundations

Doctrine, a set of shared beliefs, is the pillar that holds up our Christian faith. These foundational creeds define orthodoxy and guide us as we seek to follow God. Resources on this page engage with basic doctrines of the Christian faith as well as the beliefs that distinguish different Christian traditions.

The Way Up Is Down: Becoming Yourself by Forgetting Yourself, By Marlena Graves
The Way Up Is Down
Marlena Graves
Original Sin and the Fall: Five Views, Edited by J. B. Stump and Chad Meister
Original Sin and the Fall
Edited by J. B. Stump and Chad Meister
Seeing by the Light: Illumination in Augustine's and Barth's Readings of John, By Ike Miller
Seeing by the Light
Ike Miller
The Future of Open Theism: From Antecedents to Opportunities, By Richard Rice
The Future of Open Theism
Richard Rice
The God Who Is There, By Francis A. Schaeffer
The God Who Is There
Francis A. Schaeffer
Approaching the Atonement: The Reconciling Work of Christ, By Oliver D. Crisp
Approaching the Atonement
Oliver D. Crisp
God in Himself: Scripture, Metaphysics, and the Task of Christian Theology, By Steven J. Duby
God in Himself
Steven J. Duby
"He Descended to the Dead"
Matthew Y. Emerson
The God Who Trusts: A Relational Theology of Divine Faith, Hope, and Love, By Wm. Curtis Holtzen
The God Who Trusts
Wm. Curtis Holtzen
But What About God's Wrath?: The Compelling Love Story of Divine Anger, By Kevin Kinghorn
But What About God's Wrath?
Kevin Kinghorn
How to Give Away Your Faith, By Paul E. Little
How to Give Away Your Faith
Paul E. Little
Basic Christianity, By John Stott
Basic Christianity
John Stott
Basic Christianity Bible Study, By John Stott
Basic Christianity Bible Study
John Stott
6 Sessions
The Victory of the Cross: Salvation in Eastern Orthodoxy, By James R. Payton Jr.
The Victory of the Cross
James R. Payton Jr.
Surprised by Paradox: The Promise of
Surprised by Paradox
Jen Pollock Michel
Transhumanism and the Image of God: Today's Technology and the Future of Christian Discipleship, By Jacob Shatzer
Transhumanism and the Image of God
Jacob Shatzer
Balm in Gilead: A Theological Dialogue with Marilynne Robinson, Edited by Timothy Larsen and Keith L. Johnson
Balm in Gilead
Edited by Timothy Larsen and Keith L. Johnson
Foundations of the Christian Faith: A Comprehensive & Readable Theology, By James Montgomery Boice
Foundations of the Christian Faith
James Montgomery Boice
Creation and Doxology: The Beginning and End of God's Good World, Edited by Gerald L. Hiestand and Todd Wilson
Creation and Doxology
Edited by Gerald L. Hiestand and Todd A Wilson
Here in Spirit: Knowing the Spirit Who Creates, Sustains, and Transforms Everything, By Jonathan K. Dodson
Here in Spirit
Jonathan K. Dodson
Faith in the Shadows: Finding Christ in the Midst of Doubt, By Austin Fischer
Faith in the Shadows
Austin Fischer
Come, Let Us Eat Together: Sacraments and Christian Unity, By George Kalantzis and Marc Cortez
Come, Let Us Eat Together
George Kalantzis and Marc Cortez
The Lord Is Good: Seeking the God of the Psalter, By Christopher R. J. Holmes
The Lord Is Good
Christopher R. J. Holmes
Beauty, Order, and Mystery: A Christian Vision of Human Sexuality, Edited by Gerald L. Hiestand and Todd Wilson
Beauty, Order, and Mystery
Edited by Gerald L. Hiestand and Todd A Wilson
An Introduction to Christian Worldview: Pursuing God's Perspective in a Pluralistic World, By Tawa J. Anderson and W. Michael Clark and David K. Naugle
An Introduction to Christian Worldview
Tawa J Anderson and W. Michael Clark and David K. Naugle