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CONTENTS
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Attempts to mediate between the two extremes of Pelagianism and Augustinianism—Senii-Pelagianism 321
John Cassian — his teaching 321-323
Faustus of Lerinum and Rhegium 323-324
The later history of the doctrine 324-326
CHAPTER XVIII
THE DOCTRINE OF THE ATONEMENT
Different points of viev, but no definite theory, in early times 327-328
The Apostolic Fathers (Clement, Epistle of Barnabas, Hermas, Ignatius) 328-330
Justin Martyr 330-332
The Writer to Diognetus 332
Tertullian 333
Irenaeus — doctrine of the Incarnation and theory of Satan's dominion 333-337
Origen — Ransom to the Devil 338-340
Other aspects of the Atonement 338-340
Gregory of Nyssa 340-342
Rufinus 342
Gregory of Nazianzus 343-345
Athanasius 345-349
Augustine 349-351
Summary of the teaching of the period 351-352
Notes : 'Heretical' conceptions of the Atonement 352-353
The Doctrine of Merit (Tertullian and Cyprian) 353-355
CHAPTER XIX
THE CHURCH
General conceptions (no thought-out doctrine till Cyprian) 356
A new spiritual society and organization 357
One, holy, catholic, apostolic:—these 'notes' implied from the first 357
Ignatius 357-359
'Catholic' (note)358
Irenaeus — the Church as teacher 350-360
Tertullian's conception 360-362
The commission to Peter (note)362
Clement and Origen 362-363
Cyprian's conception 363-366
The Episcopate (note)364
Cyril of Jerusalem 366-368
Augustine 368-372
Notes: The Penitential System 372-373
The Bishops as the centre of unity 373-375