An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine
John Henry Newman
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After a long struggle against liberal tendencies in the Church of England and an unsuccessful attempt to establish the position of Anglicanism as a branch of historical Christianity whose doctrines could be proven to be identical with those of the primitive Church, John Henry Newman came to the painful realization that he could no longer remain a member of the Anglican Church. Increasingly drawn to Catholicism, he was nevertheless repulsed by the idea that the Roman Church, while preserving many ancient doctrines, had contaminated the faith by mixing into it its own invented traditions. Or could it be that these "new" doctrines were truly already present from the beginning, having only become more explicit and better understood with the passage of the centuries? "So, I determined to write an essay on Doctrinal Development; and then, if, at the end of it, my convictions in favour of the Roman Church were not weaker, to make up my mind to seek admission into her fold" (Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua). - Summary by ekortright (16 hr 39 min)
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This is excellent.
C.B.Augustine
This book and this audio recording of it are good. I recommend it highly. The reader keeps a steady voice and sustained volume. He does not leave us with a friend while he runs an errand. The reader does justice an honor by the old holy parson.
Fascinating
A LibriVox Listener
What a wonderful reading of a classic text! Very well done indeed.
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Thank you for narrating this. The narration is articulate, well-paced, and clear.
Great Reading and a Great Essay
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