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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... instance written to prove the divinity of the Catholic Religion , though ultimately they furnish a positive argument in its behalf , but to explain certain difficulties in its history , felt before now by the author himself , and ...
... 33 41 55 16 16 12 55 75 92 The Historical Argument in behalf of the existing Developments 99 Section 1. Method of Proof 99 Section 2. State of the Evidence 110 Instances in Illustration Section 1. Instances cursorily noticed § 1.
Cardinal John Henry Newman. Instances in Illustration Section 1. Instances cursorily noticed § 1. Canon of the New Testament § 2. Original Sin CHAPTER IV . PAGE 122 123 123 • 126 127 129 133 135 • 148 § 3. Infant Baptism . § 4. Communion ...
... Instances cursorily noticed Section 2. Devotion to the Blessed Virgin . * PAGN . 419 • 420 • • 425 CHAPTER XII . Application of the Seventh : its Chronic Vigour • 437 CONCLUSION 445 PART I. DOCTRINAL DEVELOPMENTS VIEWED IN THEMSELVES ...
... instance , what is meant by being ' taught always ' ? does it mean in every century , or every year , or every month ... instances , con- stitute a fulfilment of the test proposed ? It is , then , from the nature of the case , a ...
Contents
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33 | |
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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 |