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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EVANGELICAL TRADITION

Lausanne Covenant (1974)
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
80% agreement 4/5 records
Ecclesiology
75% agreement 54/72 records
The Sacraments
75% agreement 15/20 records
Soteriology
71% agreement 5/7 records
The Priesthood
70% agreement 7/10 records
Scripture & Tradition
64% agreement 18/28 records
Eschatology
56% agreement 9/16 records
The Eucharist
52% agreement 11/21 records
✗ Early Church Disagrees With You
Mariology
71% oppose your view 5/7 records
Petrine Ministry
59% oppose your view 10/17 records
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