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Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine

After a long struggle against liberal tendencies in the Church of England and an unsuccessful attempt to establish the position of Anglicanism as a branch of historical Christianity whose doctrines could be proven to be identical with those of the primitive Church, John Henry Newman came to the painful realization that he could no longer remain a member of the Anglican Church. Increasingly drawn to Catholicism, he was nevertheless repulsed by the idea that the Roman Church, while preserving many ancient doctrines, had contaminated the faith by mixing into it its own invented traditions. Or could it be that these "new" doctrines were truly already present from the beginning, having only become more explicit and better understood with the passage of the centuries? "So, I determined to write an essay on Doctrinal Development; and then, if, at the end of it, my convictions in favour of the Roman Church were not weaker, to make up my mind to seek admission into her fold" (Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua). - Summary by ekortright

Year of Publication: 1878Genres: Christianity - Commentary

Running Time: 16 hours 39 minutes 25 seconds(23 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Eduardo

#	Chapter Name
	Introduction, Part 1 Eduardo	36:46
	Introduction, Part 2 Eduardo	34:27
	CHAPTER I. The Development of Ideas Eduardo	50:06
	CHAPTER II. The Antecedent Argument in behalf of Developments in Christian Doctrine, Part 1 Eduardo	47:26
	CHAPTER II. The Antecedent Argument in behalf of Developments in Christian Doctrine, Part 2 Eduardo	56:10
	CHAPTER III. The Historical Argument in behalf of the existing Developments Eduardo	51:18
	CHAPTER IV. Instances in Illustration, Part 1 Eduardo	1:00:01
	CHAPTER IV. Instances in Illustration, Part 2 Eduardo	40:06
	CHAPTER V. Genuine Developments contrasted with Corruptions, Part 1 Eduardo	46:31
	CHAPTER V. Genuine Developments contrasted with Corruptions, Part 2 Eduardo	37:25
	CHAPTER VI. Application of the First Note of a true Development to the Existing Developments of Christian Doctrine: Preservation of its Type, Part 1 Eduardo	49:55
	CHAPTER VI. Application of the First Note of a true Development to the Existing Developments of Christian Doctrine: Preservation of its Type, Part 2 Eduardo	44:28
	CHAPTER VI. Application of the First Note of a true Development to the Existing Developments of Christian Doctrine: Preservation of its Type, Part 3 Eduardo	59:43
	CHAPTER VI. Application of the First Note of a true Development to the Existing Developments of Christian Doctrine: Preservation of its Type, Part 4 Eduardo	52:53
	CHAPTER VI. Application of the First Note of a true Development to the Existing Developments of Christian Doctrine: Preservation of its Type, Part 5 Eduardo	56:24
	CHAPTER VII. Application of the Second: Continuity of its Principles, Part 1 Eduardo	34:27
	CHAPTER VII. Application of the Second: Continuity of its Principles, Part 2 Eduardo	36:47
	CHAPTER VIII. Application of the Third: its Assimilative Power, Part 1 Eduardo	30:48
	CHAPTER VIII. Application of the Third: its Assimilative Power, Part 2 Eduardo	34:29
	CHAPTER IX. Application of the Fourth: its Logical Sequence Eduardo	35:59
	CHAPTER X. Application of the Fifth: Anticipation of its Future Eduardo	42:38
	CHAPTER XI. Application of the Sixth: Conservative Action on its Past Eduardo	40:52
	CHAPTER XII. Application of the Seventh: its Chronic Vigour. Conclusion Eduardo	19:46