Statement of Faith
As the Anselm Society, we firmly believe that goodness, truth, and beauty are in fact one thing, and that we have the responsibility to pursue God's vision for all of them together.
To that end, we unequivocally adhere to the historic Christian faith handed down through Scripture and tradition, including but not limited to the unifying creeds used by all orthodox denominations throughout the history of the church (the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed of 381 A.D.). We acknowledge our responsibilities in God’s narrative for this world—Creation, Fall, Redemption, and now, Restoration—including to uphold mankind’s identity as the Imago Dei and model the goodness, truth, and beauty of God’s design to a watching world.
Statement of Ecumenical Policy
As we are not a church, but an ecumenical organization whose members are Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant, we do not generally take institutional positions on issues on which the historic denominations have disagreed in good faith. Where these differences have affected their approach to the imagination or the arts, we may of course draw attention to them for educational and relational purposes. We encourage a culture of lively and formative discussion and we understand that leaders and members will in good faith express their personal views.
But we firmly believe that goodness, truth, and beauty are in fact one thing, and that we cannot fully serve God in the area of beauty while denying His truth. Where the church has consistently held a position on an issue, we will not take a contrary position, nor to the best of our abilities will we implicitly endorse such a position by institutionally elevating those who do as officers, lecturers, etc., but will uphold historic orthodoxy and Christian tradition.
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Board and officers of the organization are required to affirm the Statement of Faith, and commit to upholding the organization in its Statement of Ecumenical Policy.