An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine - Softcover

Newman, Bl John Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615913881 ISBN 13: 9780615913889

Publisher: Assumption Press, 2013

Synopsis

Written in the course of his conversion to Catholicism, Newman’s “Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine” ranks among the most decisive breakthroughs in systematic and historical theology of the modern era. Newman confronts the age-old problem, which he had wrestled with for his entire life, of how Christian doctrine can develop over time while retaining its roots in the original revelation of Christ. Newman first shows that constructive development is a natural, even predictable consequence of Christ’s investment of authority in the Church. He then provides clear, historically grounded criteria for distinguishing authentic developments from false novelties and fads. The result is a profound interpretation and defense of the Church’s mission and of its power to proclaim the whole counsel of God.

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About the Author

Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman was England's greatest Catholic convert and theologian of the nineteenth century. Newman's many written contributions to Catholic theology and culture include "An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent," "The Idea of a University," and "Apologia pro Vita Sua." He was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010.

Edition details

• Publisher: Assumption Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0615913881
• ISBN 13: 9780615913889
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 390