Newsfeeds Christian History & Biography Historical profiles, book reviews, and teaching aids from respected scholars. How 'Not' To Be a Heretic Athanasius Five-time exile for fighting "orthodoxy" June 28, 195 Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons (France) and one of the most important Christian writers of the second century, dies. Did You Know? The earliest form of what later became creeds was a set of questions based on Jesus' command to baptize disciples in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19). Quote of the Week Polycarp of Smyrna