Whither? A Theological Question for the Times.

by Charles Augustus Briggs [1841-1913]

Hardcover, 1889

Call number

BX8937 .B74

Publication

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1889.

Physical description

xv, 303 p.; 21 cm

Notes

CONTENTS:
Chapter I. Drifting.

Chapter II. Orthodoxy.
Orthodoxy and Orthodoxism; Orthodoxy and the Scriptures; Orthodoxy and the Symbols of Faith.

Chapter III. Changes.
Changes in the Positions of the Traditional Orthodoxy; What are the Westminster Standards; Change of Attitutde to the Standards; Revision of the Standards; the Ministry; the Presbytery; Presbyterian Worship; Religion and Morals.

Chapter IV. Shifting.
Traditional Orthodoxy shifting from the base of the Reformation; the Holy Scriptures; Verbal Inspiration; Inerrancy of the Scriptures; the Authority of the Scriptures; Authenticity and Canonicity.

Chapter V. Excesses.
Orthodoxism excessive in the elaboration of the first eleven Chapters of the Westminster Confession; the Living God; the Love of God; the Divine Decree; Creation; the Doctrine of Man; Human Inability; the Mediator; Effectual Calling; the Damnation of Infants; Forgiveness of Sins.

Chapter VI. Failures.
Orthodoxism neglects the middle group of Chapters in the Westminster Confession; Adoption; Sanctification; Saving Faith; Repentance unto Life; Good Works; Assurance of Grace; the Law of God; Chrisitan Liberty; Religious Worship.

Chapter VII. Departures.
Orthodoxism departs from the Westminster doctrines of the Church and Sacraments; Church and State; Marriage and Divorce; the Church; the Sacraments; Roman Catholic Baptism; the Real Presence.

Chapter VIII. Perplexities.
Orthodoxism is perplexed with the problems of Eschatology; Judgment at Death; the Millennium; the Middle State; Premillenarianism; Probation after Death.

Chapter IX. Barriers.
The Barriers to Christian Union; the Divine Right of Church Government; Subscription to elaborate Creeds; Uniformity of Worship; Traditionalism; Alliances and Federal Unions.

Chapter X. Thither.
Progress in Theology; the Consensus of Christendom; Is Rome an Ally?; the Dissensus of Christendom; New Doctrines; Biblical Criticism; the Future Life; the Holy Life; the Unity of Christ's Church; World-wide Conflict.

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004a088000

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