Links and Resources

The Nicene Creed
[http://speakingoffaith.org/programs/pelikan/nicene.shtml]
Text of the statement of faith that provides a basis for unity among many Christians

The Maasai Creed
[http://speakingoffaith.org/programs/pelikan/masai.shtml]
Text of the African tribe's creed read by Pelikan during the show.

Apostles' Creed
[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01629a.htm]
Provides a history of the Christian creed and versions of how it evolved over time.

The Apostles' Creed Versus Gnosticism
[http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/history/creed.apostles.txt]
Annotated commentary of the Christian creed that answered the challenge of gnosticism by emphasizing the human nature and corporal body of Jesus.

Orthodox Church in America
[http://www.oca.org/]
Site of the church to which Pelikan converted and conducts historical research.

The Shema
[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/shema.html]
Explanation of the primary Jewish declaration of faith in one God.

The Shahada
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahadah]
Further information on the Muslim creed.

On Liberty
[http://www.constitution.org/jsm/liberty.txt]
Text of 1909 essay by John Stuart Mill that was cited by Pelikan during the show.

Emerson's Divinity School Address
[http://www.emersoncentral.com/divaddr.htm]
Text of Ralph Waldo Emerson's address to the students at Harvard Divinity School in 1838.

Documents of the Second Vatican Council
[http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/index.htm]
A hypermedia archive of encyclicals issued by the Holy See.

A Guide to the Perplexed
[http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/gfp/gfp.htm]
Text of an important work by Rabbi Maimonidies that provided a systematic formulation of Jewish theology.

Religion and Politics with Joseph Califano
[http://speakingoffaith.org/programs/califano/index.shtml]
A Speaking of Faith show in which the author and Washington insider discusses his Catholic faith growing up in Brooklyn and the impact of Vatican II.