This book considers how certainty and faith are related in Christian faith. The chapters provide an historical analysis of both certainty of faith and assurance from the early Church to modern times while also paying attention to confessional differences.

Olli-Pekka Vainio is Professor Of Dogmatics, Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki.

1. Introduction 2. Some preliminary considerations 3. Certainty and the Church 4. Faith, Certainty and Fallibilism 5. Faith and doubt 6. Certainty challenged