Introduction: "I Believe..."
"God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth" Iris Murdoch, The Time of the Angels
"Jesus Christ, God's Only Son, Our Lord" Nikos Kazantzakis, The Last Temptation of Christ
"Conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary" P. D. James, The Children of Men
"Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was Crucified, Died, and Buried" Charles Dickens, Hard Times
"Descended into Hell, On the Third Day Rose Again" David James Duncan, The Brothers K
"Ascended into Heaven, Sits at the Right Hand of God" William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale
"He Will Come to Judge the Living and the Dead" Toni Morrison, Beloved
"I Believe in the Holy Spirit" Flannery O'Connor, "The Enduring Chill"
"The Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints" Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
"The Forgiveness of Sins" Helen Prejean, Dead Man Walking
"The Resurrection of the Flesh" Graham Greene, The End of the Affair
"And the Life Everlasting" Guiseppe Tornatore, A Pure Formality