
Tells about a number of his ideas including his view of the present situation in Poland. He lectures about 12 times a year at seminaries, institutes, and universities around the world and sits on academic, editorial and library boards.

He relishes teaching Yale's introductory course in Western Civilization.

He knew Slavic languages because he came from a Slavic home.

He learned Latin, German, Greek and later Hebrew and Syriac. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2009 Dominic V. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1978. Volume 3, The Growth of Medieval Theology (6001300). He went to what was, in effect, a German "Gymnasium" in Indiana. The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine. Called "The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine", and consisting of 3 volumes to date. The Christian Tradition This penultimate volume in Pelikans acclaimed history of Christian doctrine-winner with Volume 3 of the Medieval Academys. He teaches both basic and esoteric courses related to his life's preoccupation, which is also the subject of his 5-volume life's work. He has heeded the call of his Czechoslovakian Lutheran heritage and committed himself to scholarship and teaching. (source: Nielsen Book Data) Included work Pelikan, Jaroslav Jan, 1923- Credo.Talk story about Jaroslav Pelikan, Sterling Professor of History at Yale. The CD-ROM contains all the translated texts in their original languages. A comparative index serves as a comprehensive guide, doctrine by doctrine, to all the creeds and confessions. Pelikan and his co-editor Valerie Hotchkiss provide a brief introduction to each creed and confession, as well as commentary and notes identifying its biblical and other sources. The set includes over 225 texts, with translations from many languages. An introductory volume, "Credo", by church historian Jaroslav Pelikan, surveys the history of these creeds, delves into the meaning and purpose of creeds, and probes the issues and controversies that spawn new creeds, as well as the origins of new religious movements within Christianity. This five-volume set seeks to assemble the principal creeds and confessions of the Christian Church, from biblical times to the present and from all over the globe, and place them in their historical and theological context. Credo : historical and theological guide to Creeds and confessions of faith in the Christian tradition / Jaroslav Pelikan. Statements of faith in modern Christianity

Creeds and confessions of the Reformation era Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
