Vol XII

AN ESSAY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE
Introduced and edited by James Tolhurst

Newman’s Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine is one of the most ground-breaking and influential theological works since the Reformation. Written in the lead up to Newman’s conversion from the Anglican to the Catholic Church, it traces how early Christianity developed into Catholicism and has been described as doing for theology what Darwin did for biology. It is frequently referenced in debates about how Church teaching develops—what is authentic development and what isn’t. “A more intimate apprehension of original dogma” was John Henry Newman’s verdict on his Essay on the Development of Christian Dogma. He completed it in 1845 and thirty-three years later thoroughly revised it. The two versions are here compared in a new edition, tracing the process of Newman’s developing thoughts—with footnotes and appendices to bring out the importance of this seminal work, which in theological terms ranks alongside The Origin of Species. This is the first critical edition of the Essay. The editor, Newman scholar James Tolhurst, provides detailed notes on the many patristic and historical references in the text which may baffle the modern reader. In an illuminating Introduction he sets the historical context and summarises Newman’s idea of development. He also teases out the many revisions which Newman made to his original 1845 text when he revised it in 1878. The result is an edition which makes this classic text accessible both for Newman scholars and for the general reader.

978 178182 012 4  £35hb                     

Other volumes in this series

Vol I

LECTURES ON THE PRESENT POSITION OF CATHOLICS

Introduced and edited by Andrew Nash

978 085244 443 6   £25hb

Vol II

SERMONS NOTES

Introduced and edited by James Tolhurst

978 085244 444 3   £25hb

Vol III

RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE UNIVERSITIES AND BENEDICTINE ESSAYS

Introduced and edited by Katherine Tillman

978 085244 449 8   £25hb

Vol IV

ARIANS OF THE FOURTH CENTURY

Introduced and edited by Archbishop Rowan Williams

978 085244 448 1   £25hb

Vol V

CHURCH OF THE FATHERS

Introduced and edited by Frank McGrath

978 085244 447 4   £25hb

Vol VI

DISCOURSES ADDRESSED TO MIXED CONGREGATIONS

Introduced and edited by James Tolhurst

978 085244 455 9   £25hb

Vol VII

DISCUSSIONS AND ARGUMENTS

Introduced and edited by Gerard Tracey

978 085244 453 5   £25hb

Vol VIII

TWO ESSAYS ON BIBLICAL AND ON ECCLESIASTICAL

MIRACLES

Introduced by Bishop Geoffrey Rowell

Edited by James Tolhurst

978 085244 456 6   £25hb

Vol  IX

SERMONS PREACHED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS

Introduced and edited by James Tolhurst

978 085244 408 5   £25hb

Vol X

TRACTS FOR THE TIMES

Introduced and edited by James Tolhurst

978 085244 749 9  £25hb

Vol XI
LOSS AND GAIN
Edited and Introduced by Sheridan Gilley

978 085244 410 8  £25hb