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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... minds of those to whom that subject is new ; and which may carry forward inquirers , who have already put themselves on the course . If at times his tone appears positive or peremptory , he hopes this will be imputed to the scientific ...
... minds , and has 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 ...
... mind , which takes up a middle position , neither discarding the Fathers nor acknowledging the Pope . It lays down a simple rule by which to measure the value of every historical fact , as it comes , and thereby it provides a bulwark ...
... mind and more carefully weighed ; but he seems to have fancied that Bishop Bull proved the primitiveness of the Catholic doctrine concerning the Holy Trinity as well as that concerning our Lord . Now it should be clearly understood what ...
... mind about the Gift which that Sacrament contains ; I confess to myself my belief , and I go through the steps on which it is assured to me . " The Presence of Christ is here , for It follows upon Consecration ; and Consecration is the ...
Contents
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33 | |
55 | |
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 |