Creeds and Confessions

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During the Protestant Reformation, several creeds and confessions were drafted to articulate doctrinal beliefs, establish religious identity, and distinguish different Protestant groups from the Roman Catholic Church. Here is a list of some of the most significant creeds and confessions from that period:

Lutheran Tradition

  1. Augsburg Confession (1530)
  2. Smalcald Articles (1537)
  3. The Formula of Concord (1577)

Reformed Tradition

  1. Tetrapolitan Confession (1530)
  2. The Scots Confession (1560)
  3. The Belgic Confession (1561)
  4. Second Helvetic Confession (1566)
  5. The First London Baptist Confession of Faith (1644)
  6. The Westminster Confession of Faith (1647)
  7. The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689)

Anglican Tradition

  1. The Thirty-Nine Articles (1571)

Anabaptist Tradition

  1. The Schleitheim Confession (1527)
  2. The Dordrecht Confession of Faith (1632)

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