History of Dogma, vol. 3

by Adolf von Harnack

Publisher:

Roberts Brothers

, 1897

Overview

History of Dogma, vol. 3 is divided into two parts. Part one, entitled “Second Book Continued,” discusses the doctrine of Logos, defined by Harnack as “the doctrine of the pre-existence of Christ as a distinct person.” He then delves into modalistic monarchians, the doctrine of Sabellius, the Alexandrian training school, and many well-known theologians from the fourth century.

Part two of History of Dogma, vol. 3 is labeled “The Development of Ecclesiastical Dogma.” Harnack states “the first main division of the history of dogma closed with the adoption of the Logos doctrine as the central dogma of the Church, and with the accompanying revision in the East of the old formulas of the faith under the influence of philosophical theology.” He examines this ecclesiastical paradigm shift in a comprehensive manner, sketching the history of dogma until the eighth century.

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Key Features

• Contains extensive historical background on the Church
• Exhibits the development which led to the ecclesiastical dogmas
• Provides a history of Christian theological ideas in their relation to the philosophy of the early 1900s

Contents

• First Part: Second Book Continued
  • The Decisive Success of Theological Speculation in the Sphere of the Rule of Faith, or, the Defining of the Norm of the Doctrine of the Church Due to the Adoption of the Logos Christology
• Second Part: The Development of Ecclesiastical Dogma
  • Historical Situation
  • Fundamental Conception of Salvation, and General Outline of Systems of Doctrine
  • Sources of Knowledge: or Scripture, Tradition, and the Church
  • Presuppositions and Conceptions of God the Creator as Dispenser of Salvation
  • Presuppositions and Conceptions of Man as Recipient of Salvation
  • Doctrine of the Necessity and Reality of Redemption through the Incarnation of the Son of God
• Appendix on Manichæism

Product Details

• Title: History of Dogma, vol. 3
• Author: Adolph von Harnack
• Translator: Neil Buchanan
• Edition: Third
• Publisher: Roberts Brothers
• Publication Date: 1897
• Pages: 336

About Adolf von Harnack

Adolf von Harnack (May 7, 1851–June 10, 1930), was a German theologian and prominent church historian. He produced many religious publications from 1873–1912. Harnack traced the influence of Hellenistic philosophy on early Christian writing and called on Christians to question the authenticity of doctrines that arose in the early Christian church.