A Text-Book of the History of Doctrines

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861. Excerpt: ... THIRD PERIOD. FROM JOHN DAMASCENUS TO THE AGE OF THE REFORMATION, A. D. 730-1517. THE AGE OF SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY. (SCHOLASTICISM IN THE WIDEST SENSE OF THE WORD). A. GENERAL HISTOKY OF DOCTRINES DURING THE THIRD PERIOD. 143. CHARACTER OF THIS PERIOD. EngeViardl, Dogmengeschichte, vol. ii-t Munscher, Lehrbuch der Dogmengesch. edited by von CoUn, vol. ii. Hitter, Gesch. d. Philosophie, Bd. vii. Christliche. Philos. 2 Bde., 1859. Giesder, DogmeDgeschichte. F. Rehm, Gesch. des Mittelalters, 3 Bde. Marburg, 1821. B. Leo, Gesch. des M. Alt. Halle, 1830. Madam's Middle Ages. B. B. Miiman, History of Latin Christianity, 2d ed., 6 vols., Lond., 1859; 8 vols., New York, 1861. Chs. Bardwick, Hist. Christ. Church in Middle Ages, Cambridge, 1863. Robertson's History, 690-1122, Loud. 1856. K Chastel, Le Christianisme et l'Eglise au moyen age, Paris, 1859. S. R. Maitiand, Essays on the Dark Ages, 2d ed., 1851. Capefigue, l'Eglise au moyen age, 2 Tom., Paris, 1852. Bamberger, Synchronistische Gesch. d. Kirche und d. Welt im Mittelalter, xiv. Tom., 1854. K. R. Bagenbach, Vorlesungen uber d. Kirchengeschichte des Mittelalters, 1 Theil Leipz. I860. A New period in the history of doctrines may be said to commence with the publication of the Exposition of John Damasccnus, ' a Greek monk, inasmuch as from that time there was manii'tM ud, a more definite attempt to arrange systematically, and to prove dinlectically, what had been obtained by a series of conflicts.' The structure of ecclesiastical doctrine was completed with the exception of a few parts, e. g. the doctrine of the sacraments. But the main pillars of Theology and Christology were firmly established by the decisions of councils held during the preceding period; and Augustinism had given (at least in the West)...