The Creed in Slow Motion

<p><strong>The Christian life </strong>demands both action and speech. Christians must in the words of St. James live by the word not content merely to listen to it. And St. Peter exhorts: If anyone asks you to give an account of the hope which you cherish be ready at all times to answer for it. The Slow Motion collections of Monsignor Ronald Knox take up these admonitions and provide indispensable assistance for the proper fulfillment of these Christian duties. Whereas <em>The Mass in Slow Motion</em> endows its readers with a clear vision of the liturgy and their necessary role therein this volume <em>The Creed in Slow Motion</em> equips its readers to confidently articulate their faith.</p><p>In the opening sermon Knox links the <em>Credo</em> to the <em>Confiteor</em> to emphasize the fundamentally personal nature of faith. It is always <em>Confiteor</em> we say not <em>Confitemur</em> even when we are saying it together. Why? Because my sins are my sins and your sins are your sins; each of us is individually responsible. So it is with the <em>Credo</em>; each of us in lonely isolation makes himself or herself responsible for that tremendous statement I believe in God. As a consequence the one worthy of the grace to say <em>Credo</em> is also responsible for being ready to say it with proper understanding. Preached with the full homage of Knox's wit and intelligence <em>The Creed in Slow Motion </em>is a certain aid for achieving that readiness.</p>