Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

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Sources of Religious knowledge: Pre-Christian Ideas: Religion among the heathen - Among the Jews; Canon of Scripture: Origin of the New Testament; Inspiration of Scripture: Oldest theories: Justin, Clement of Alexandria, Origen; Interpretation of Scripture: Patristic ideas: The Allegorists; Tradition and Philosophy: "Semper, ubique, per omnibus" -- Being and attributes of God: Christianity and Paganism: Early Christians accused of Atheism; The Being of God: Early Patristic Arguments; Unity of God: How maintained against Paganism; Nature of God: Speculation inevitable ; Attributes of God: How regarded by the Fathers -- The Trinity: Divine Plurality in Unity? Instinctively conceived; Doctrine of the Word: heathen conceptions of the Word; Monarchianism and Subordination: Praxeas - Noetus - Beryllus, etc.; Doctrine of the Holy Ghost: Vague in early Fathers; The Arian Controversy: Doctrine of Arius; Personality and Posession of the Holy Ghost: Doctrine of the Spirit still undefined; Medieval and Modern Opinions: Dogmatism and alleged heresy -- Creation and Providence: Doctrine of Absolute Creation: Heathen speculations; Work of the Trinity in Creation: Indefinite views of early Fathers; Purpose of God in Creation: Pure benevolence, according to the Fathers and Schoolmen; Method of Creation: Early heretical opinions; Providence: Epicureans and Stoics; Miracles: Character of those wrought by Christ; Origin of Evil: A Standing difficulty -- Angels and Spirits: The Holy Angels: Jewish opinions; The powers of Darkness: Patristic Opinions -- Nature of Man: Man, Corporeal and Incorporeal: Little controversy about the body; Origin of the Soul: Derived from God; The Image of God: Wherein Consisting?; Liberty: Freedom of the will never questioned before Augustine; Immorality: Death the wages of sin -- Sin and its Consequences: Opinion of the Earlier Fathers: Habit of sinning universal; Augustine and the Pelagian Controversy: Early views of Augustine; Medieval Doctines and Speculations: Gregory the Great; Progress of Opinion since the Reformation: Cornelius Agrippa... -- Person of Christ: Ante-Nicene Opinions: Christianity v. Deism; The First Four General Concils: Council of Nicea; Monophysites and Monothelets: The Henotion; The Iconoclastic Controversy: Abuse of images; Disputes of the 'Middle Ages: Antipathy of Moslems to doctrine of Divine Sonship; Christology of the Reformation: Augsburg Confession -- The Atonement: Pre-Anselmian Theories, not involving the Idea of Satis faction: Teaching of Christ, so Justin and Clement of Alexandria; Pre-Anselmian Theories which include the Idea of Satisfaction: A ransom first mentioned in the Epistle to Diogetus; Early Opinions on the Extent of the atonement: No limitation supposed in the first four centuries; Anselm and his opponents: Nicholas of Methone; Scholastics and Mystics: Aquinas; Catholics and Protestants: General aggreement of the Reformers; Controversies since the Reformation: Osiander and Stancar -- Appropriation of Divine Grace: Early Fathers; Repentance, Faith, Obedience: Justification by Faith; -- The Later Fathers; Free-will and Grace: Predestination dependent on foreknowlede; The Schoolmen: Definitions of Faith, Merit, etc.: Faith and Creed; Asceticism, Penances and Indulgences: Heathen, Jewish and early Christian Ascetism; The Reformation; Justification by Faith alone: Luther; Calvinism; The Arminian Controversy: Authority of Augustine; The Protestant Sect: Socinians; The Unreformed Churches: The Roman Church -- The Church and means of Grace: Divine Origin of the Church - Division of the subject: The Age before Constantine: Constitution of the Church: No theory very early formulated; Admission to the church; Baptism: Baptismal regeneration; Worship in the Church; the Lord's Supper: Early Christian worship; Ministers of the Church: Priesthood of all Christians; Discipline and Excommunication: Penitential discipline -- From Constantine to the Reformation: Development of the Doctrine of the Church: Progress of sacerdotalism and the prelacy; Baptism: Divine life transmitted by sacraments; Confirmation: Supplementary of baptism; The Lord's Supper: Liturgies; Penance: Origin of Penances; Extreme Unction: Origin; Ordination: Sacerdotal character of ministers; Marriage: Early regulations; The Sacraments in General: Vague use of the term : Sacraments of the first class; Worship of Saints: Early invocations -- From the Commencement of the Reformation: The Church and its Ministers: Character of the Reformation; Relation of the Church to the state: Zwingli; Baptism: Opposition to Romish sacramental theories; The Lord's Supper: Transubstantiation rejected; Minor Religious Observances: Confirmation; The Unreformed Churches: Greek -- The last things: The Second Advent and Millennium: Thought near by early Fathers; State of the dead; Hades; Purgatory; The Resurrecction: Early proofs; Last Judgment: Justin; Destiny of the Wicked: Sensuous views of early Fathers; Final Blessedness of the Saints: Views of Justin