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8 totalHISTORY OF DOGMA - BY - DR. ADOLPH HARNACK - ORDINARY PROF. OF CHURCH HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY, AND FELLOW OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, BERLIN - TRANSLATED FROM THE THIRD GERMAN EDITION - BY - NEIL BUCHANAN - VOL. II.
DIVISION I - BOOK II. - THE LAYING OF THE FOUNDATIONS.
CHAPTER I. - HISTORICAL SURVEY.
I. FIXING AND GRADUAL SECULARISING OF CHRISTIANITY AS A CHURCH - CHAPTER II - THE SETTING UP OF THE APOSTOLIC STANDARDS FOR ECCLESIASTICAL CHRISTIANITY. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.20
CHAPTER III. - CONTINUATION. THE OLD CHRISTIANITY AND THE NEW CHURCH.
II. FIXING AND GRADUAL HELLENISING OF CHRISTIANITY AS A SYSTEM OF DOCTRINE - CHAPTER IV. - ECCLESIASTICAL CHRISTIANITY AND PHILOSOPHY. THE APOLOGISTS. - 1. Introduction.340
CHAPTER V. - THE BEGINNINGS OF AN ECCLESIASTICO-THEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION AND REVISION OF THE RULE OF FAITH IN OPPOSITION TO GNOSTICISM ON THE BASIS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY OF THE APOLOGISTS: MELITO, IRENÆUS, TERTULLIAN, HIPPOLYTUS, NOVATIAN.460 - 1. The theological position of Irenæus and the later contemporary Church teachers.
CHAPTER VI. - THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL TRADITION INTO A PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION, OR THE ORIGIN OF THE SCIENTIFIC THEOLOGY AND DOGMATIC OF THE CHURCH.
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In this volume the author turns his scholarly eye to the formative second‑century years of the Christian community, when the fledgling churches faced off against Gnosticism and the Marcionite movement. He shows how victorious battles and internal debates forged a unified ecclesiastical body that would become the Catholic Church, anchored in what was presented as “apostolic” law, writings, and organization. The narrative details how formal rules replaced the spontaneous zeal of earlier believers, shaping a new kind of religious authority.
Beyond the historical chronicle, the work probes the paradox of that consolidation: the same structures that preserved core doctrines also limited personal religious freedom. By tracing the clash with movements like Montanism, the author reveals the lingering tension between doctrinal rigidity and the desire for a lived, experiential faith. Readers gain a nuanced picture of how early decisions set patterns that echo through later centuries, making the book a valuable guide for anyone curious about the roots of Western Christianity.
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2006-10-24
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Adolf von Harnack
1851–1930
A leading liberal Protestant thinker, he helped reshape how modern scholars study early Christianity and church history. His books pressed readers to look past dogma and ask what lay at the heart of the Christian message.
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