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John Henry Newman, Development of Christian Doctrine
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Development of Christian Doctrine
Chapter 1. On the Development of Ideas
Section 1. On the Process of Development in Ideas
Section 2. On the Kinds of Development in Ideas
Chapter 2. On the Antecedent Argument in behalf of Developments in Christian Doctrine
Section 1. Developments of Doctrine to be Expected
Section 2. An Infallible Developing Authority to be Expected
Section 3. The Existing Developments of Doctrine the Probable Fulfilment of that Expectation
Chapter 3. On the Historical Argument in behalf of the Existing Developments
Section 2. State of the Evidence
Chapter 4. Instances in Illustration
Section 1. Instances Cursorily Noticed
Section 2. Our Lord's Incarnation and the Dignity of His Blessed Mother and of All Saints
Section 3. The Papal Supremacy
Chapter 5. Genuine Developments Contrasted with Corruptions
Section 1. First Note of a Genuine Development—Preservation of Type
Section 2. Second Note—Continuity of Principles
Section 3. Third Note—Power of Assimilation
Section 4. Fourth Note—Logical Sequence
Section 5. Fifth Note—Anticipation of Its Future
Section 6. Sixth Note—Conservative Action upon Its Past
Section 7. Seventh Note—Chronic Vigour
Chapter 6. Application of the First Note of a True Development—Preservation of Type
Section 1. The Church of the First Centuries
Section 2. The Church of the Fourth Century
Section 3. The Church of the Fifth and Sixth Centuries
Chapter 7. Application of the Second Note of a True Development
Chapter 8. Application of the Third Note of a True Development—Assimilative Power
Chapter 9. Application of the Fourth Note of a True Development Logical Sequence
Chapter 10. Application of the Fifth Note of a True Development Anticipation of Its Future
Chapter 11. Application of the Sixth Note of a True Development Conservative Action on Its Past
Section 2. Devotion to the Blessed Virgin
Chapter 12. Application of the Seventh Note of a True Development Chronic Vigour Note Conclusion