An essay on the development of Christian doctrine

by John Henry Newman

Paper Book, 1968

Status

Checked out

Call number

BT21.N5 1968

Tags

Dogma; Development of, Catholic Church -- Doctrines, Catholic Church

Genres

Publication

Westminster, Md., Christian Classics, 1968.

Description

John Henry Newman (1801-1890) remains one of the best-known and influential English churchmen of the nineteenth century. Ordained as a priest in the Anglican Church in 1825, he converted to Roman Catholicism, being ordained as a priest and later appointed cardinal. His works include Grammar of Assent (1870) and Apologia Pro Vita Sua (1865-1866) as well as this Essay (1845), written in the midst of his own religious transformation. He discusses his theory of the development of Christian dogma: 'from the nature of the human mind, time is necessary for the full comprehension and perfection of great ideas ... the longer time and deeper thought for their full elucidation'. By showing how fidelity to timeless truths coexisted in Christianity together with deeper and more developed understanding over time, Newman provides a helpful personal and theological apology for the teaching and practice of Catholicism against its detractors.… (more)

Subjects

Dogma, Development of

LCC

BT21.N5 1968

Original publication date

1845

Physical description

xvi, 445 p.; 21 cm

Barcode

31342000016617

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