An Essay on the Development of Christian DoctrinePaper reprint from the 1988 imprint with a new foreword by Ian Ker. This classic text considers the growth and development of doctrine in the Catholic Church from the time of the Apostles to Newman's own era. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Page 173
... tion of a revelation , the continuance of that revelation is but a question of degree ; and the circumstance that a work has begun makes it more probable than not that it will proceed . We have no reason to suppose that there is so ...
... tion of a revelation , the continuance of that revelation is but a question of degree ; and the circumstance that a work has begun makes it more probable than not that it will proceed . We have no reason to suppose that there is so ...
Page 179
... tion to the preponderating force of antecedent probability in all practical matters , where it exists . If this probability is great , it almost supersedes evidence altogether . This is instanced in every day's experience : whether the ...
... tion to the preponderating force of antecedent probability in all practical matters , where it exists . If this probability is great , it almost supersedes evidence altogether . This is instanced in every day's experience : whether the ...
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... tion loses it . What then is the true idea of Christianity ? and is it preserved in the developments commonly called Catholic , and in the Church which embodies and teaches them ? Here , it must be observed , according to a foregoing ...
... tion loses it . What then is the true idea of Christianity ? and is it preserved in the developments commonly called Catholic , and in the Church which embodies and teaches them ? Here , it must be observed , according to a foregoing ...
Contents
Editors Introduction | 7 |
Acknowledgements | 53 |
An Essay on the Development | 69 |
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