The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine: The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition, 100-600 A.D v. 1 (The ... of the development of Christian doctrine)

422 Pages·1971·19.87 MB·English

by  Jaroslav Jan Pelikan

The Christian Tradition
1. The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition (100-600)
2. The Spirit of Eastern Christendom (600-1700)
3. The Growth of Medieval Theology (600-1300)
4. Reformation of Church and Dogma (1300-1700)
5. Christian Doctrine and Modern Culture (since 17°°)
The Christian Tradition
A History of the Development of Doctrine
Jaroslav Pelikan
1
The Emergence
of the
Catholic Tradition
(100-600)
The University of Chicago Press
Chicago and London
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Cor ad cor loquitur.
Heart speaketh unto heart.
Cardinal Newman's coat of arms
Veni Creator Spiritus.
Come, Creator Spirit.
Adolf von Harnack's epitaph

Contents
Preface lX
Primary Sources XUl
Some Definitions
I
1. PRAEPARATIO EVANGELICA II
The True Israel
12
The Christian Dispute with Classical Thought 27
The Triumph of Theology 41
The Expectation of the Nations 55
2. OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM 68
The Separation ofLaw and Gospel 71
Systems of Cosmic Redemption 81
The New Prophecy 97
Criteria of Apostolic Continuity 108
3. THE FAITH OF THE CHURCH CATHOLIC 121
The Apocalyptic Vision and Its Transformation
123
The Supernatural Order 132
The Meaning of Salvation 141
The Church and the Means of Grace 155
4. THE MYSTERY OF THE TRINITY 172
Christ as Divine 173
Christ as Creature
191
Christ as Homoousios 200
The Three and the One 2II
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