| CHAPTER I | ||
| INTRODUCTORY | ||
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| The scope of the book — What Christian Doctrines are | 1, 2 | |
| The part played by heresies | (note) 2 | |
| Gradual progress and developement | 3-5 | |
| Notes: Dogma | 5 | |
| αἵρεσις | 6 | |
| θεολογία—θεολογεῖν | 7 | |
| CHAPTER II | ||
| THE BEGINNINGS OF DOCTRINES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT | ||
| The New Testament gives the earliest interpretations | 9-11 | |
| The doctrine of God | 11-15 | |
| The doctrine of Man—of Sin | 16-18 | |
| The doctrine of Atonement | 19-21 | |
| The doctrine of the Church and of the Sacraments | 22-23 | |
| Baptism | 23-27 | |
| the Eucharist | 27-32 | |
| CHAPTER III | ||
| THE DEVELOPEMENT OF DOCTRINE | ||
| Different theories in explanation of the developement of doctrine— | ||
| (1) Corruption and degeneration (the Deists) | 33 | |
| (2) Disciplina arcani (Trent) | 34 | |
| (3) Developement (Newman) | 36 | |
| In what sense developement occurred | 36 | |
| Influence of Greek thought on the expression of doctrine | 38 | |
| Note: Οἰκονομία, 'Accommodation', 'Reserve' | 39 | |
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