An Essay On Development Of Christian Doctrine (Notre Dame Series in the Great Books, No 4) - Softcover

Newman, John Henry Cardinal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 026800921X ISBN 13: 9780268009212

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press, 1994

Synopsis

An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine, reprinted from the 1878 edition, “is rightly regarded as one of the most seminal theological works ever to be written,” states Ian Ker in his foreword to this sixth edition. “It remains,” Ker continues, "the classic text for the theology of the development of doctrine, a branch of theology which has become especially important in the ecumenical era.” John Henry Cardinal Newman begins the Essay by defining how true developments in doctrine occur. He then delivers a sweeping consideration of the growth of doctrine in the Catholic Church from the time of the Apostles to his own era. He demonstrates that the basic “rule” under which Christianity proceeded through the centuries is to be found in the principle of development, and he emphasizes that throughout the entire life of the Church this principle has been in effect and safeguards the faith from any corruption.

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About the Author

John Henry Cardinal Newman (1801-1890) was an Anglican priest, poet and theologian and later a Catholic cardinal, who was an important and controversial figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century.

Review

It is a great boon to Newman scholars and to the general public to have available . . . Newman's essay on development. . . . As an added benefit, it contains a superb foreword by Father Ian Ker, which places the essay within the context of Newman's own theological work as well as that of the theological understandings of development, which preceded and followed the essay. [It] is also the profoundly personal stand of one of the finest theological minds of the nineteenth century. . . . This book belongs in every theological library, and is accessible to most educated readers. It is especially rewarding for those who find the study of history a liberating theological exercise. ―The Catholic World

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 026800921X
• ISBN 13: 9780268009212
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480