SMC103Y1 Lecture 15: Lecture 15 November 10, 2009.doc
15 Dec 2012
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Two challenges were being raised against the catholic church during the late. Modernity called to question key aspects of faith to challenge fundamental. The historical-critical method begins to attack the bible. Newman begins to engage it in a rational method. St. vincent of lerins wrote that the church teaches only what has been held and believed always, everywhere and by all . Protestants and catholics agreed on this point, and also that the christian belief is unchanging, unlike as suggested by the historical-critical method. Newman was a chaplain at oxford as an anglican, as catholocism was outlawed in. He began to see the development of how humanity understands god. Newman notes very clearly when scripture refers to certain specific issues, it is not very clear. Christian church fathers in late history also had very different insights on. Newman writes an essay on the development of doctrine (1839) to this effect.
