CHAPTER I | ||
INTRODUCTORY | ||
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The scope of the book — What Christian Doctrines are | 1, 2 | |
The part played by heresies | (note) 2 | |
Gradual progress and developement | 3-5 | |
Notes: Dogma | 5 | |
αἵρεσις | 6 | |
θεολογία—θεολογεῖν | 7 | |
CHAPTER II | ||
THE BEGINNINGS OF DOCTRINES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT | ||
The New Testament gives the earliest interpretations | 9-11 | |
The doctrine of God | 11-15 | |
The doctrine of Man—of Sin | 16-18 | |
The doctrine of Atonement | 19-21 | |
The doctrine of the Church and of the Sacraments | 22-23 | |
Baptism | 23-27 | |
the Eucharist | 27-32 | |
CHAPTER III | ||
THE DEVELOPEMENT OF DOCTRINE | ||
Different theories in explanation of the developement of doctrine— | ||
(1) Corruption and degeneration (the Deists) | 33 | |
(2) Disciplina arcani (Trent) | 34 | |
(3) Developement (Newman) | 36 | |
In what sense developement occurred | 36 | |
Influence of Greek thought on the expression of doctrine | 38 | |
Note: Οἰκονομία, 'Accommodation', 'Reserve' | 39 |
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