An Essay on the Development of Christian DoctrineStill considered essential reading for serious thinkers on religion more than a century and a half after it was written, this seminal work of modern theology, first published in 1845, presents a history of Catholic doctrine from the days of the Apostles to the time of its writing, and follows with specific examples of how the doctrine has not only survived corruption but grown stronger through defending itself against it, and is, therefore, the true religion. This classic of Christian apologetics, considered a foundational work of 19th-century intellectualism on par with Darwin's Origin of Species, is must reading not only for the faithful but also for anyone who wishes to be well educated in the fundamentals of modern thought. |
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... become public property . Its " sound has gone out into all lands , " and its " words unto the ends of the world . " It has from the first had an objective existence , and has thrown itself upon the great concourse of men INTRODUCTION.
... existence of an intelligent Creator . ' 992 9 . So much was allowed by this writer ; but then he added : - " This character , indeed , of Vincent's Canon , will but recommend it to the disciples of the school of Butler , from Proph ...
... existence of monarchy com- patible with that of freedom , they must not only strip it of all it had usurped , but of something that was its own . " Whatever be the worth of this author's theory , his facts or representations are an ...
... existence of which we cannot deny , is a proof of the doctrine of a Moral Governor , which alone gives it a meaning and a scope ; that is , the doctrine of a Judge and Judgment to come is a development of the phenomenon of conscience ...
... existence of a religious , as it is in that of any other society . " And not only is a government necessary , but it natu- rally forms itself . When events are suffered to follow their natural laws , when force does not interfere ...
Contents
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CHAPTER III | 99 |
PAGE | 122 |
Conservative Action on its Past | 123 |
PART II | 167 |
33 | 177 |
75 | 265 |
The Historical Argument in behalf of the existing Developments | 313 |
CHAPTER VII | 323 |
Scripture and its Mystical Interpretation | 338 |
Additional Remarks | 353 |
CHAPTER IX | 383 |
CHAPTER X | 400 |
CHAPTER XII | 437 |
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An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine Blessed John Henry Newman,Aeterna Press Limited preview - 1949 |