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Machine generated contents note: Preface -- Introduction: "I Believe" -- 1 "God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth" -- Iris Murdoch, The Time of the Angels -- 2 "Jesus Christ, God's Only Son, Our Lord" -- Nikos Kazantzakis, The Last Temptation of Christ -- 3 "Conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary" -- P. D. James, The Children of Men -- 4 "Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was Crucified, Died, and Buried" -- Charles Dickens, Hard Times -- 5 "Descended into Hell, On the Third Day Rose Again" -- David James Duncan, The Brothers K -- 6 "Ascended into Heaven, Sits at the Right Hand of God" -- William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale -- 7 "He Will Come to Judge the Living and the Dead" -- Toni Morrison, Beloved -- 8 "I Believe in the Holy Spirit" -- Flannery O'Connor, "The Enduring Chill" -- 9 "The Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints" -- Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams -- 10 "The Forgiveness of Sins" -- Helen Prejean, Dead Man Walking -- 11 "The Resurrection of the Flesh" -- Graham Greene, The End of the Affair -- 12 "And the Life Everlasting" -- Guiseppe Tornatore, A Pure Formality -- Conclusion: "Amen".