Mere Fundamentalism: The Apostles’ Creed and the Romance of Orthodoxy
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
“When we extend the invitation to unbelievers to follow Christ, we should be doing so from that vantage of life. We are not trapped in a narrow crevasse, barely able to move ourselves, from which position we invite unbelievers to join us in our dilemma. We are not asking them to get stuck like we are. No. Humility is a low door into a high Heaven. Narrow is the pass, broad is the mountain meadow. But we live in a generation that does not want to be precise about anything, and it seems that to offer them the “fundamentals,” mere or not, is like offering bacon to a hungry horse. Or at least it seems that way to our inner market analyst. People just aren’t interested in precise theological statements on God’s triune glory, mankind’s sin and rebellion, death and resurrection, and the absolute and objective truth of Scripture. But this is not exactly right—they never have been interested in that. In order for such things to appear to men as captivating as they actually are, the Spirit of God has to work in a way that reveals them for what they are.”
In this book, Douglas Wilson combines G.K. Chesterton-like prose with the Apostles’ Creed, and explains such doctrines as the Trinity, creation, fall, salvation, Scripture, and the church with clarity and imagination. Rather than seeing fundamentalist doctrines as a narrow and confining straightjacket, Wilson sees them as the only way for people to find true freedom and joy.
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- Mixes theological clarity with humor and pointed cultural critique
- Unpacks each line of the Apostles’ Creed in an accessible, conversational style
- Calls Christians to hold firmly to the foundational doctrines shared by believers across centuries and denominations
- Introduction
- Before the Beginning: The Triune God
- The Beginning: Creation
- The True Image: Mankind
- The Image Marred: Sin
- The Image Restored: Death and Resurrection
- Scripture, Truth, and Knowledge
- Humanity Reassembled: The Church
- The Final Things
- The Creed in a Nutshell
- Title: Mere Fundamentalism: The Apostles' Creed and the Romance of Orthodoxy
- Author: Douglas Wilson
- Publisher: Canon Press
- Print Publication Date: 2018
- Pages: 138
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781947644083, 1947644084
- Resource ID: LLS:MRFNDMNTLRTHDXY
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-07-02T06:42:56Z
Douglas Wilson (1953– ), a prolific author and speaker, has been the pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho for over 30 years. He is a senior fellow of theology, a permanent member of the Board of Trustees, and a professional in residence at New Saint Andrews College. Wilson graduated from the University of Idaho with a BA in classical studies and a BA and an MA in philosophy.
He is the editor of Credenda/Agenda magazine and has authored numerous books, including The Paideia of God: And Other Essays on Education, Standing On the Promises: A Handbook of Biblical Childrearing, Reforming Marriage, and Reformed Is Not Enough: Recovering the Objectivity of the Covenant, which can all be found in the Douglas Wilson Collection (17 vols.).