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An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine

An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine

by John Henry Newman

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Author
Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890
Credits
Produced by Curtis Weyant, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
BT: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Doctrinal theology, God, Christology
Subject
Dogma, Development of
Category
Text
eBook-No.
35110
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35110
Release Date
January 29, 2011
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.AN ESSAY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE.
  2. 2.JOHN HENRY CARDINAL NEWMAN.
  3. 3.PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1878.
  4. 4.ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIRST EDITION. — OCULI MEI DEFECERUNT IN SALUTARE TUUM. — FOOTNOTES:
  5. 5.CONTENTS.
  6. 6.PART I. — DOCTRINAL DEVELOPMENTS VIEWED IN THEMSELVES.
  7. 7.INTRODUCTION. — FOOTNOTES:
  8. 8.CHAPTER I. — ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS. — SECTION I. — SECTION II. — FOOTNOTES:
  9. 9.CHAPTER II. — ON THE ANTECEDENT ARGUMENT IN BEHALF OF DEVELOPMENTS IN CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE. — SECTION I. — SECTION II. — SECTION III. — FOOTNOTES:
  10. 10.CHAPTER III. — ON THE HISTORICAL ARGUMENT IN BEHALF OF THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS. — SECTION I. — SECTION II. — FOOTNOTES:
  11. 11.CHAPTER IV. — INSTANCES IN ILLUSTRATION. — SECTION I. — SECTION II. — SECTION III. — FOOTNOTES:
  12. 12.PART II. — DOCTRINAL DEVELOPMENTS VIEWED RELATIVELY TO DOCTRINAL CORRUPTIONS.
  13. 13.CHAPTER V. — GENUINE DEVELOPMENTS CONTRASTED WITH CORRUPTIONS. — SECTION I. — SECTION II. — SECTION III. — SECTION IV. — SECTION V. — SECTION VI. — SECTION VII. — FOOTNOTES:
  14. 14.CHAPTER VI. — APPLICATION OF THE SEVEN NOTES TO THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE. — APPLICATION OF THE FIRST NOTE OF A TRUE DEVELOPMENT. PRESERVATION OF TYPE. — SECTION I. — SECTION II. — SECTION III. — § 1. The Arians of the Gothic Race. — § 2. The Nestorians. — § 3. The Monophysites. — FOOTNOTES:
  15. 15.CHAPTER VII. — APPLICATION OF THE SECOND NOTE OF A TRUE DEVELOPMENT. — CONTINUITY OF PRINCIPLES. — § 1. The Principles of Christianity. — § 2. Supremacy of Faith. — § 3. Theology. — § 4. Scripture and its Mystical Interpretation. — § 5. Dogma. — § 6. Additional Remarks. — FOOTNOTES:
  16. 16.CHAPTER VIII. — APPLICATION OF THE THIRD NOTE Of A TRUE DEVELOPMENT. — ASSIMILATIVE POWER. — § 1. The Assimilating Power of Dogmatic Truth. — § 2. The Assimilating Power of Sacramental Grace. — FOOTNOTES:
  17. 17.CHAPTER IX. — APPLICATION OF THE FOURTH NOTE OF A TRUE DEVELOPMENT. — LOGICAL SEQUENCE. — § 1. Pardons. — § 2. Penances. — § 3. Satisfactions. — § 4. Purgatory. — § 5. Meritorious Works. — § 6. The Monastic Rule. — FOOTNOTES:
  18. 18.CHAPTER X. — APPLICATION OF THE FIFTH NOTE OF A TRUE DEVELOPMENT. — ANTICIPATION OF ITS FUTURE. — § 1. Resurrection and Relics. — § 2. The Virgin Life. — § 3. Cultus of Saints and Angels. — § 4. Office of the Blessed Virgin. — FOOTNOTES:
  19. 19.CHAPTER XI. — APPLICATION OF THE SIXTH NOTE OF A TRUE DEVELOPMENT. — CONSERVATIVE ACTION ON ITS PAST. — SECTION I. — SECTION II. — FOOTNOTES:
  20. 20.CHAPTER XII. — APPLICATION OF THE SEVENTH NOTE OF A TRUE DEVELOPMENT. — CHRONIC VIGOUR. — FOOTNOTES:
  21. 21.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES:

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