I Believe: The Nicene Creed
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Illustrator: Pauline BaynesEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-08
ISBN: 0802852580
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Book Reviews of I Believe: The Nicene Creed
Book Review: A lifetime treasure in a small volume
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book recently on something of a whim and immediately fell in love with it (as did my 3-year-old). The text is not a surprise, and it is easy to read quickly - it's just the Nicene Creed, which is intimately familiar to Christians the world over. Lutherans and other Protestants will do a double-take at "one holy Catholic Apostolic Church," but remember that that is the original wording, and catholic in this context refers not necessarily to the church of Rome, but to the universal, invisible church, that which C. S. Lewis, writing as Screwtape, called "The Church as we see her spread out through all time and space and rooted in eternity, terrible as an army with banners." The book's appeal, though, is its exquisite illustration, rich in detail. Mind you, by detail, I do not mean busy-ness. The pictures and icons have a delightful number of small points to be caught, but also are beautiful in larger scope, as facing pages sometimes contrast one another or make reference to illustrations from previous pages. The unity of the pictorial images underscores the unity of the Creed itself. You really can't read the book just once at a sitting; you have to read it once, slowly, savoring each page, and then once through at a "normal" pace to see the overarching theme, extending linearly from Creation through Good Friday and the Resurrection, and finally to the final Judgment. The last image, with a person peeking through huge, magnificent doors into the brightness beyond, accompanying, "And I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come," is in itself worth (buying and) reading the entire book. What a treasure.
Summary of I Believe: The Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed, first drafted in A.D. 325 under the auspices of the Roman emperor Constantine, is one of the major ancient statements of Christian faith, still used by Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Calvinist, and other churches all over the world. In this lovely volume Pauline Baynes, the much-loved illustrator of C. S. Lewis's "Chronicles of Narnia" and J. R. R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings," has transformed the Nicene Creed into a delightful reading experience as well.Baynes's exquisite original artwork brings to life the wider meaning and relevance of the Nicene Creed. Her aesthetic interpretations of the text reflecting a lifelong passion for Anglo-Saxon and Persian manuscripts, Baynes renders striking visual images of the sun, moon, and stars, of real creatures and mythical beasts, of death and resurrection, of judgment and everlasting life, and of Jesus Christ.
An inspired and inspiring treatment of a singular document of faith, "I Believe" offers a unique entry into Christian spirituality and also makes a gorgeous gift book.
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