Symbolism Exposition of the Doctrinal Differences Between Catholics and Protestants as Evidenced By Their Symbolical Writings

by Mohler, Johann Adam

• ISBN13: 9780824516659
• ISBN10: 0824516656
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-05-01
• Publisher: Herder & Herder

Summary

The thought of Johann Adam Mohler has had a major impact on the development of Catholic theology in the twentieth century, providing a crucial source of inspiration for theologians such as Karl Rahner and Yves Congar. Symbolism is Mohler's magnum opus and crowning achievement, in which he works through and illuminates central issues in theological anthropology and ecclesiology within the context of a critical dialogue with Protestant theology.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the 1997 Edition	xi	(12)
Michael J. Himes
Preface	xxiii
INTRODUCTION	1	(22)
Nature, extent, and sources of Symbolism	1	(10)
SYMBOLICAL WRITINGS OF CATHOLICS AND PROTESTANTS	11	(12)
The Catholic formularies	11	(4)
The Lutheran formularies	15	(2)
The Calvinistic and Zwinglian formularies	17	(6)
BOOK I	23	(336)
CHAPTER I DIFFERENCES IN DOCTRINE RESPECTING THE PRIMITIVE STATE OF MAN AND THE ORIGIN OF EVIL	23	(22)
I. Primitive state of man, according to the Catholic doctrine	23	(6)
II. The Lutheran doctrine on man's original state	29	(4)
III. The Calvinistic doctrine on the primitive state of man	33	(4)
IV. On the Cause of moral evil	37	(8)
CHAPTER II ON ORIGINAL SIN AND ITS CONSEQUENCES	45	(37)
V. The Catholic doctrine of original sin	45	(9)
VI. Doctrine of the Lutherans respecting original sin	54	(12)
VII. Considerations on Heathenism, in reference to the doctrines controverted between the two Churches	66	(7)
VIII. Doctrine of the Calvinists on original sin	73	(6)
IX. Zwingle's view of original sin	79	(3)
CHAPTER III OPPOSITE VIEWS ON THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION	82	(120)
X. General statement of the mode in which, according to the different confessions, man becomes justified	82	(4)
XI. Of the relation of the operation of God to that of man, in the work of regeneration, according to the Catholic and the Lutheran systems	86	(10)
XII. Doctrine of the Calvinists on the relation of grace to freedom, and human co-operation--Predestination	96	(5)
XIII. Of the Catholic notion of justification	101	(9)
XIV. Doctrine of the Protestants on justification and sanctification	110	(8)
ON JUSTIFYING FAITH	118	(14)
XV. Catholic view of this subject	118	(6)
XVI. Lutheran and Calvinistic view of faith	124	(8)
APPRECIATION OF THE THEORETIC AND PRACTICAL GROUNDS, WHICH THE PROTESTANTS ALLEGE FOR THEIR VIEW OF FAITH	132	(25)
XVII. Appreciation of the theoretic grounds	132	(6)
XVIII. Appreciation of the practical grounds	138	(11)
XIX. Survey of the differences in the doctrine of faith	149	(3)
XX. On the assurance of justification and eternal felicity	152	(5)
OF GOOD WORKS	157	(45)
XXI. Doctrine of Catholics respecting good works	157	(4)
XXII. Doctrine of the Protestants respecting good works	161	(9)
XXIII. The doctrine of purgatory in its connection with the Catholic doctrine of justification	170	(5)
XXIV. Opposition between the communions in their general conception of Christianity	175	(9)
XXV. The culminating point of inquiry--Luther maintains an inward and essential opposition between religion and morality, and assigns to the former an eternal, to the latter a mere temporal value	184	(7)
XXVI. Analysis of the elements of truth and of error in the Protestant doctrine of faith, as hitherto stated	191	(3)
XXVII. Affinity of Protestantism with Gnosticism, and some Pantheistic systems of the Middle Age--More accurate determination of the difference between Zwingle's and Luther's principles	194	(8)
CHAPTER IV DIFFERENCES IN THE DOCTRINE OF THE SACRAMENTS	202	(53)
XXVIII. Doctrine of Catholics on the sacraments in general	202	(3)
XXIX. Lutheran doctrine of the sacraments in general--Consequences of this doctrine	205	(8)
XXX. Further consequences of the original Lutheran view of the essence of a sacrament	213	(3)
XXXI. Zuinglius and Calvin on the Sacraments	216	(2)
XXXII. Baptism and penance	218	(5)
XXXIII. Continuation of the doctrine of penance	223	(12)
XXXIV. Doctrine of the Catholics on the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar, and on the Mass	235	(14)
XXXV. Doctrine of the Lutherans, Zwinglians, and Calvinists, on the Eucharist	249	(6)
CHAPTER V DIFFERENCES IN RESPECT TO THE DOCTRINE ON THE CHURCH	255	(55)
XXXVI. Notion of the Church--Combination of divine and human elements in her--Infallibility of the Church	255	(5)
XXXVII. More detailed exposition of the Catholic view of the Church	260	(17)
XXXVIII. The Church as teacher and instructress--Tradition--The Church as judge in matters of faith	277	(5)
XXXIX. The Church as interpreter of Holy Writ, and the doctrine on tradition continued	282	(6)
XL. Formal distinction between scriptural and ecclesiastical doctrine	288	(4)
XLI. Tradition in a more limited sense--The canon of the Scriptures	292	(3)
XLII. On the relation of the ecclesiastical interpretation of Holy Writ to the learned and scientific exegesis--Patristic authority and free investigation	295	(9)
XLIII. The Hierarchy	304	(6)
LUTHERAN DOCTRINE ON THE CHURCH	310	(39)
XLIV. The Bible the only source and arbitress in matters of faith	310	(8)
XLV. Continuation--Internal ordination--Every Christian a priest and teacher, and consequently independent of all ecclesiastical communion--Notion of ecclesiastical freedom	318	(5)
XLVI. Continuation--Invisible Church	323	(3)
XLVII. Continuation--Rise of the visible Church according to Luther--Ultimate reasons for the truth of an article of faith	326	(4)
XLVIII. Continuation--Divergences in the doctrine on the Church, shortly expressed	330	(4)
XLIX. The truth and the falsehood in Luther's doctrine on the Church	334	(3)
L. Negative doctrines of the Lutherans in regard to the Church	337	(3)
LI. Doctrine of the Calvinists on the Church	340	(9)
CHAPTER VI THE CHURCH IN THE NEXT WORLD, AND ITS CONNECTION WITH THE CHURCH MILITANT	349	(10)
LII. Doctrine of Catholics on this matter	349	(5)
LIII. Doctrine of Protestants on this subject	354	(5)
BOOK II	359	(148)
THE SMALLER PROTESTANT SECTS	359	(4)
LIV. Introduction	359	(4)
CHAPTER I THE ANABAPTISTS OR MENNONITES FIRST PERIOD OF THE ANABAPTISTS	363	(24)
LV. Fundamental principle of the Anabaptists	363	(4)
LVI. Initiation into the sect--Signs and confirmation of covenant	367	(3)
LVII. These sectaries assail the Protestant doctrine of justification	370	(2)
LVIII. Continuation--Concurrence of the most various errors in the sect	372	(3)
LIX. Continuation--Relation of Scripture to the inward spirit--The Church	375	(3)
LX. Hatred against all outward institutions for promoting edification--Ecclesiastical discipline--Manners and customs	378	(1)
LXI. The Anabaptists in the form of Mennonites; their second period	379	(2)
LXII. Peculiar doctrines of the Mennonites--Their Church discipline	381	(3)
LXIII. Conclusion--Special controversies	384	(3)
CHAPTER II THE QUAKERS	387	(35)
LXIV. Some historical preliminary remarks	387	(3)
LXV. Religious system of the Quakers--The inward light	390	(3)
LXVI. Continuation of the same subject--Effects of the inward light	393	(3)
LXVII. Continuation of the same subject--Of justification and sanctification--Perfect fulfilment of the law	396	(4)
LXVIII. Continuation of the same subject--Doctrine on the Sacraments	400	(1)
LXIX. Continuation of the same subject--Rejection of a distinct order of ministry--Preaching--Public worship	401	(4)
LXX. Peculiar manners and customs of the Quakers	405	(2)
LXXI. Remarks on the doctrinal peculiarities of the Quakers	407	(15)
CHAPTER III THE HERRNHUTTERS, OR THE COMMUNITY OF BROTHERS, AND THE METHODISTS	422	(23)
LXXII. Historical remarks--The Moravian Brethren	422	(3)
LXXIII. Continuation of the same subject--Spener and the Pietists	425	(5)
LXXIV. Combination of the doctrinal peculiarities of the Moravians and the Pietists	430	(4)
LXXV. The Methodists--Religious state of England at the beginning of the eighteenth century--Profound degradation of public morals--The Methodists wish to bring about a reform--Comparison between the reforming efforts of Catholics and of Protestants at similar epochs	434	(4)
LXXVI. Peculiar doctrines of the Methodists--Marks of distinction between them and the Herrnhutters--Division of the sect into Wesleyans and Whitfieldites	438	(7)
CHAPTER IV THE DOCTRINE OF SWEDENBORG	445	(33)
LXXVII. Some preliminary historical remarks	445	(2)
LXXVIII. Practical tendency of Swedenborg--His judgment on the Reformers, and his account of their destiny in the next life	447	(3)
LXXIX. Swedenborg's doctrine on the Trinity--His motive for assailing that of the Church	450	(4)
LXXX. Swedenborg denies the fall of man in Adam--Contradictions in his theory on this matter	454	(2)
LXXXI. Incarnation of the Divinity--Objects of the incarnation--Relation between grace and free-will	456	(6)
LXXXII. Swedenborg's doctrine relative to the sacraments	462	(2)
LXXXIII. Swedenborg's revelations from the other world	464	(2)
LXXXIV. Biblical canon of Swedenborg--Allegorico-mystical exegesis	466	(3)
LXXXV. Swedenborg's place in history	469	(7)
LXXXVI. Concluding remarks	476	(2)
CHAPTER V THE SOCINIANS	478	(19)
LXXXVII. Relation of the Socinians to the Reformers, Historical remarks	478	(4)
LXXXVIII. Principles of the Socinians, as to the relation between reason and revelation, and the functions of the former in the interpretation of Holy Writ	482	(2)
LXXXIX. Doctrine of the Socinians respecting God and the person of Christ	484	(6)
XC. On the fall and the regeneration of man	490	(6)
XCI. On the sacraments	496	(1)
CHAPTER VI THE ARMINIANS, OR REMONSTRANTS	497	(10)
XCII. Some historical preliminary remarks	497	(2)
XCIII. Doctrine of the Arminians	499	(5)
XCIV. Doctrine of the Arminians on the sacraments	504	(3)
APPENDIX
Note A, referred to at page 232	507	(1)
Note B, referred to at page 238	508