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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REFORMED / PRESBYTERIAN TRADITION

Westminster Confession of Faith (1647)
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
Soteriology
86% agreement 6/7 records
Prayer & Devotion
80% agreement 4/5 records
The Sacraments
80% agreement 16/20 records
Scripture & Tradition
79% agreement 22/28 records
Ecclesiology
74% agreement 53/72 records
The Eucharist
57% agreement 12/21 records
Eschatology
50% agreement 8/16 records
The Priesthood
50% agreement 5/10 records
✗ Early Church Disagrees With You
Petrine Ministry
59% oppose your view 10/17 records
Mariology
57% oppose your view 4/7 records
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