An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

John Henry Newman

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ISBN 10 : 1330745027 ISBN 13 : 9781330745021

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how Christian doctrine grows over time, yet stays true to its core truth.

This book presents a clear, evidence-based case that ideas in Christianity develop in a way that preserves their essential character. It frames history not as a clash of beliefs, but as a disciplined conversation between past doctrine and present understanding.

Spanning early centuries to later debates, it surveys how faith topics evolve, why certain developments feel inevitable, and how the Church has maintained continuity while adapting to new contexts. It contrasts genuine developments with distortions, and it shows how lasting beliefs endure through centuries of challenge and change. The work blends historical analysis with philosophical reasoning to illuminate how doctrine negotiates truth, authority, and practice.

• Definitions of the development of ideas and the criteria that distinguish true development from corruption
• Historical case studies, from early Church discussions to later theological debates
• Methods for evaluating how doctrine preserves its type, principles, and coherence over time
• Discussion of the role of authority, tradition, and interpretation in shaping doctrine

Ideal for readers interested in church history, theology, and how beliefs adapt—without losing their core significance.

Ideal for readers of philosophy of religion and Catholic thought, as well as those curious about how long-standing doctrines endure through changing times.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine

It is now above eleven years since the writer of the following pages, in one of the early Numbers of the Tracts for the Times, expressed himself thus: -

"Considering the high gifts, and the strong claims of the Church of Rome and its dependencies on our admiration, reverence, love, and gratitude, how could we withstand it, as, we do; how could we refrain from being melted into tenderness, and rushing into communion with it, but for the words of Truth itself, which bid us prefer it to the whole world? 'He that loveth father or mother more than Me, is not worthy of Me.' How could we learn to be severe, and execute judgment, but for the warning of Moses against even a divinely-gifted teacher who should preach new gods, and the anathema of St. Paul even against Angels and Apostles who should bring you a new doctrine?"

He little thought, when he so wrote, that the time would ever come, when he should feel the obstacle, which he spoke of as lying in the way of communion with the Church of Rome, to be destitute of solid foundation.

The following Work is directed towards its removal.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330745027
• ISBN 13: 9781330745021
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 468
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