Historical Theology · Patristic Database

The Christian
Belief Map

What the first five centuries believed — and who still believes it today.

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Belief Records
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LUTHERAN TRADITION

Augsburg Confession (1530)
How does the early Church (AD 30–500) relate to your tradition's doctrinal positions?
✓ Early Church Agrees With You
Christology
100% agreement 8/8 records
Pneumatology
100% agreement 6/6 records
Prayer & Devotion
100% agreement 5/5 records
The Eucharist
100% agreement 21/21 records
Ecclesiology
92% agreement 66/72 records
Mariology
86% agreement 6/7 records
Soteriology
86% agreement 6/7 records
The Sacraments
85% agreement 17/20 records
Scripture & Tradition
82% agreement 23/28 records
The Priesthood
70% agreement 7/10 records
Eschatology
63% agreement 10/16 records
✗ Early Church Disagrees With You
Petrine Ministry
59% oppose your view 10/17 records
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