{"id":99614,"date":"2026-06-05T11:47:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/?page_id=99614"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:53:40","slug":"cardinal-newman-q-a-in-theology-church-history-and-conversion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/books-by-dave-armstrong\/cardinal-newman-q-a-in-theology-church-history-and-conversion","title":{"rendered":"Cardinal Newman: Q & A in Theology, Church History, and Conversion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
\u2190 All Books by Dave Armstrong<\/a> \u00a0\/\u00a0 St. John Henry Cardinal Newman and G. K. Chesterton<\/span><\/div>\n
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Cardinal Newman: Q & A in Theology, Church History, and Conversion<\/div>\n
Dave Armstrong<\/div>\n
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ABOUT THIS BOOK<\/div>\n
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Dave Armstrong\u2019s third Newman volume \u2014 and the one designed to function almost as a systematic theology. 17 topical sections, hundreds of questions, every answer in Newman\u2019s own words. Built especially for converts and for Catholics wanting to revive an uncertain faith.<\/p>\n

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Cardinal Newman\u2019s Conversion Odyssey, in His Own Words (September 1839 to December 1845)<\/a> [list compiled from two of my Newman quotations books] [19 March 2015]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On the \u201cArgument from Longing\u201d<\/a> [10 May 1828]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On the \u201cRule of Secrecy\u201d (\u201cDisciplina Arcani\u201d) and Development of Doctrine<\/a> [26 Jan. 1834]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On How the Indwelling Holy Spirit Works in Us<\/a> [29 Jan. 1835]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0Prayer for the Dead is as Well-Attested in the Early Church as the Canon of Scripture<\/a> [16 May 1838]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0No Fundamental Difference Between Written and Oral Tradition<\/a> [23 May 1838]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On the Definition of Grace<\/a> [22 Jan. 1841]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On What Usually Persuades People of Christianity<\/a> [Feb. 1841]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0Cardinal Newman\u2019s Conversion Agonies: Jan. 1842 to Feb. 1844 <\/a><\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On Arian, Monophysite, and Donatist Analogies to Via Media Anglicanism<\/a> [April 1844]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0Still-Anglican Newman on Papal Supremacy in the Early Church<\/a> [19 May 1844]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On Pope Gregory the Great\u2019s Supposed Denial of Universal Papal Jurisdiction<\/a> [ 5 Nov. 1849]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On the Falsity of Sola Scriptura<\/i><\/a> [26 Feb. 1850]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On How Departed Saints Can be Aware of Earthly Events<\/a> [8 March 1853]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On the Supposed Necessity of Infallible Proofs for an Infallible Church<\/a> [24 April 1858]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0Newman Virtually Predicts Vatican II (and a Greater Role for the Laity) in 1859<\/a> [17 July 1859]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On Biblical and Traditional Evidences for Mary\u2019s Immaculate Conception<\/a> [30 May 1860]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On Invincible Ignorance and the Salvation of Protestants<\/a> [4 Sep. 1862]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On the Possible Salvation of Protestants<\/a> [7 Feb. 1864]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On Folks Who Pretend that Mere Theological Opinions Are Dogmas<\/a> [10 March 1864]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0Wonderful Argument on How we Know that Biblical Eucharistic Language is Literal<\/a> [24 Aug. 1864]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On Much that is \u201cGood and True\u201d in Protestantism<\/a> [18 Sep. 1864]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On the Importance of Catholic Laity <\/a> [30 Nov. and 2 Dec. 1864]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On the Communion of Saints and Veneration of the Saints<\/a> [2 Oct. 1865]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On the Invocation of Mary<\/a> [29 March 1866]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On Papal Infallibility in March 1867<\/a> [23 March 1867]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0Newman\u2019s Rebuke of William G. Ward as an Exponent of a Renewed Novatian, Quasi-Schismatic, Rigorist Attitude<\/a> [9 May 1867]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On Darwin and Theistic Evolution<\/a> [22 May 1868]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On the One, True Visible Church<\/a> [25 Jan. 1870]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On Whether Laymen Have to Interpret and Apply Church Proclamations<\/a> [30 March 1870]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On Whether Pope Gregory XIII Gave Assent to the St. Bartholomew\u2019s Day Massacre<\/a> [9 Sep. 1872]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On the Nature of Papal Infallibility<\/a> [17 Sep. 1872]<\/div>\n
\u2726<\/span> \u00a0On the Intolerance and Cramped Thinking of Atheism and Skepticism<\/a> [11 Jan. 1873]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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DEDICATION<\/div>\n
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Introduction [read online<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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Bibliographical Sources<\/p>\n

I. Apologetics <\/b><\/p>\n

What Are Some Basic Guidelines in Defending Our Faith?\u2026\u2026.25<\/p>\n

Is Apologetics Only for Non-Catholics or Non-Christians?\u2026\u2026.26<\/p>\n

Should Laymen Have a Working Knowledge of Apologetics?\u202626<\/p>\n

How is Faith Related to Apologetic Inquiry?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u202629<\/p>\n

How is Grace Related to Apologetics and Rational Argument?.30<\/p>\n

Is Logical Demonstration All There is to Apologetics?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..30<\/p>\n

How Are Faith and Reason Related?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.30<\/p>\n

Is Apologetics the Same as Proselytyzing?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u202633<\/p>\n

Is \u201cControversy\u201d in Apologetics a Good Thing?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u202634<\/p>\n

Should a Person Exercise Faith if Still Plagued by Difficulties?<\/p>\n

Should we Avoid Ad Hominem<\/i> Attacks in Argument?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.36
What is the Reward of Apologetics?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.37<\/p>\n

Should we Know People Before Trying to Persuade Them?\u2026\u202637<\/p>\n

Does Proclaiming Theological Truth Offend Some People?\u2026\u202637<\/p>\n

Are There Times When Trying to Argue with People is Futile?.37<\/p>\n

Does the \u201cArgument from Longing\u201d Suggest that Heaven Exists?<\/p>\n

How Can we Communicate Catholic Truths to Protestants?\u2026\u202638<\/p>\n

II. Philosophy of Religion<\/b><\/p>\n

How Important is Philosophy of Religion?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u202641<\/p>\n

What is \u201cPhilosophical Theology\u201d?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..41<\/p>\n

What is \u201cCertitude\u201d or Faith Held in \u201cCertainty\u201d?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u202641<\/p>\n

Does Certainty Derive from Demonstration or Probabilities?\u202642<\/p>\n

How Compelling is Cumulative Evidence?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..45<\/p>\n

Does Conscience Surpass Intellect as a Way to God?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..48<\/p>\n

Is Reasoning Key in Arriving at First Premises and Axioms?\u2026.48<\/p>\n

Is the Epistemology of Religion Primarily Subjective?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..49<\/p>\n

Must Christianity Necessarily be Proven, to be Rationally Held?<\/p>\n

How Do Most Intellectuals Regard Natural Law?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.50<\/p>\n

What is the Moral Law?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..51<\/p>\n

What is Rationalism and its Fundamental Deficiency?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..51<\/p>\n

How Are People Usually Convinced of Christian Truths?\u2026\u2026\u202652<\/p>\n

What is the Essence of Religion?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u202653<\/p>\n

What is the Relation of Faith to Culture?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u202654<\/p>\n

Do Catholics Love the Philosophy of Plato and Socrates?\u2026\u2026\u202654<\/p>\n

How Strong is the Teleological (Design) Argument for God?\u2026.54<\/p>\n

Does the Argument from Final Causes Prove God\u2019s Existence?.55<\/p>\n

III. Church History<\/b><\/p>\n

Are the Church Fathers Closer to Catholicism or Protestantism?<\/p>\n

Does Christian Truth or Dogma Change Over Time?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..59<\/p>\n

How Should Catholics View John Wycliffe?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u202659<\/p>\n

Was the Protestant \u201cReformation\u201d a Praiseworthy Thing?\u2026\u2026\u202660<\/p>\n

How Has Lutheranism Evolved?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u202660<\/p>\n

Is Church History Fatal to Protestantism?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.61<\/p>\n

IV. Development of Doctrine<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the Development of Doctrine?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u202663<\/p>\n

What is the Rule of Secrecy, or \u201cDisciplina Arcani\u201d?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.69<\/p>\n

Does Development of Doctrine Tend to Lead One to Rome?\u2026.71<\/p>\n

How Did Newman Regard His 1845 Essay on Development<\/i>?\u202671<\/p>\n

V. Anglicanism<\/b><\/p>\n

Do Anglicans Regard Themselves as a Species of Protestantism?<\/p>\n

Are the 39 Articles \u201cProtestant\u201d in Nature?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..73<\/p>\n

What is the Status of Anglican \u201cApostolic Succession\u201d?\u2026\u2026\u2026..74<\/p>\n

What Was the State of Anglicanism in 1835?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..75<\/p>\n

Was Anglicanism Flourishing in 1839-40?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u202675<\/p>\n

Has Anglicanism Unnecessarily Discarded Catholic Elements?<\/p>\n

Did Newman Agonize Over Anglican Difficulties in 1840-1845?<\/p>\n

What Did Newman Think of Anglicanism After 1845?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..86<\/p>\n

Are Anglican Orders Valid?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..88<\/p>\n

VI. Conversion (to Catholicism)<\/b><\/p>\n

What Was Newman\u2019s View of the Catholic Church in 1834?\u2026..89<\/p>\n

How Far Was Newman from the Catholic Church in 1837?\u2026\u2026.90<\/p>\n

Were High Church Anglicans in 1839-40 Enticed to Catholicism?<\/p>\n

What Was the Initial Troubling Blow to Newman\u2019s Anglicanism?<\/p>\n

Was it \u201cThinkable\u201d for Newman in 1839 to One Day Convert?.92<\/p>\n

What Was Newman\u2019s View About Conversion in 1841-1845?\u202693<\/p>\n

How Did Newman View His Conversion After 1845?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.110<\/p>\n

Do Converts Sometimes Become Obnoxious and Lack Humility?<\/p>\n

Does God Provide Overwhelming Assurance to Converts?\u2026..119<\/p>\n

Should One Convert Quickly?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..120<\/p>\n

Should a Person Convert Merely to Alleviate Persisting Doubts?<\/p>\n

Do Converts Typically Have Last-Minute Jitters and Qualms?<\/p>\n

Are Non-Catholics Sometimes Cynical About Catholic Converts?<\/p>\n

Do Protestants Hope that Famous Catholic Converts Will Return?<\/p>\n

Can we Know Who is Likely to Convert to Catholicism?\u2026\u2026..122
Does God Use Curiosity to Bring in Converts?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026123<\/p>\n

Must Converts Get Used to Catholic \u201cStrangeness\u201d at First?\u2026123<\/p>\n

VII. Lay Participation<\/b><\/p>\n

Do Laymen Have an Important Role to Play in the Church?\u2026.125<\/p>\n

Do Popes Consult Laypeople Regarding Dogmatic Definitions?<\/p>\n

Do Laymen Have to Interpret and Apply Church Proclamations?<\/p>\n

Was Newman\u2019s Thinking on the Laity Vindicated in Vatican II?<\/p>\n

VIII. Bible, Tradition, and Authority<\/b><\/p>\n

How Fundamental is Revelation to Religious Truth?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026131<\/p>\n

Does Revelation Tend to be Unpredictable By its Very Nature?<\/p>\n

What is the Relationship Between Revelation and Faith?\u2026\u2026..132<\/p>\n

Does Revelation Have Rational Evidences in its Favor?\u2026\u2026\u2026.133<\/p>\n

Can we Expect to Understand Revelation?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.133<\/p>\n

How Do we Come to Best Understand Scripture?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..133<\/p>\n

Are Church and Tradition Necessary to Understand the Bible?<\/p>\n

Is the Canon of Scripture Based on Tradition Only?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.136<\/p>\n

Are the Five Books of Moses (Pentateuch) of Late Origin?\u2026..137<\/p>\n

Is There a Method to Proper Bible Interpretation?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.137<\/p>\n

Are Catholics Allowed to Interpret the Bible on Their Own?..137<\/p>\n

How Are the Church Fathers Related to Bible Interpretation?.138<\/p>\n

Does the Church Authoritatively Interpret Apostolic Tradition?<\/p>\n

Is the Biblical Canon a Difficulty for Protestantism?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026139<\/p>\n

Why is Tobit Considered Scripture by the Catholic Church?\u2026140<\/p>\n

What is the \u201cRule of Faith\u201d?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..140<\/p>\n

Is Sola Scriptura <\/i>(\u201cScripture Alone\u201d) a True Principle?\u2026\u2026\u2026..141<\/p>\n

Does Prior Bias Influence Scriptural Interpretation?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.142<\/p>\n

Should we Memorize Scripture?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..142<\/p>\n

In What Sense is the Authority of Scripture Supreme?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.143<\/p>\n

Is the Bible Materially Sufficient for Salvation?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.143<\/p>\n

Is the Bible Formally Sufficient for Salvation?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026143<\/p>\n

Is the Bible Inspired?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..144<\/p>\n

Can the Bible Possibly Have Numerical Errors?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.144<\/p>\n

Can Biblical Manuscripts<\/i> Possibly Contain Error?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026144<\/p>\n

What is Oral Tradition?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.145<\/p>\n

Does the New Testament Preclude Oral Tradition?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026145<\/p>\n

Is Oral Tradition Superior to Written Tradition?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..146<\/p>\n

Are Oral and Written Tradition Fundamentally Different?\u2026\u2026.146<\/p>\n

How Should we Regard Extrabiblical Tradition?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026147<\/p>\n

What is the Relation of Tradition to Church Authority?\u2026\u2026\u2026..147<\/p>\n

What are Creeds?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.148<\/p>\n

How Sure is the Deposit of Faith?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..148<\/p>\n

Did the Jews Pass Down the Notion of Tradition to Christians?<\/p>\n

Were the Apostles Ignorant of Tradition Until Pentecost?\u2026\u2026..149<\/p>\n

Can One Possibly be Saved by Conscience Without Revelation?<\/p>\n

Is Conscience an Autonomous Authority?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..149<\/p>\n

What is Heresy and How Should it be Viewed?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..150<\/p>\n

IX. Doctrine of the Church (Ecclesiology)<\/b><\/p>\n

Is There Such a Thing as One Visible, Institutional Church?\u2026153<\/p>\n

Is the Church Infallible in Her Dogmas?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.156<\/p>\n

How is an Infallible Church Similar to a Prophet?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.160<\/p>\n

Is Infallible Proof Required to Accept an Infallible Church?\u2026161<\/p>\n

Must we Believe All <\/i>Dogmas that the Church Teaches?\u2026\u2026\u2026.164<\/p>\n

What Are Catholics Free to Not <\/i>Believe?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026166<\/p>\n

Can we be Absolutely Certain of Church Doctrines?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026167<\/p>\n

What is the Difference Between Doctrines and Articles of Faith?<\/p>\n

Are Dogmas and Theological Opinions Two Different Things?<\/p>\n

How Authoritative are Ecumenical Councils?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..169<\/p>\n

What is the Relation of Popes to Ecumenical Councils?\u2026\u2026\u2026.171<\/p>\n

Is the Church Indefectible?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.171<\/p>\n

How Did Church Government Originate?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..172<\/p>\n

Does the Church Extend Back to Apostolic Times?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..173<\/p>\n

What is Apostolic Succession?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..173<\/p>\n

Is the Catholic Church Our Authoritative (Orthodox) Guide?..173<\/p>\n

Is the Catholic Church Universal?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..177<\/p>\n

Is There Salvation Outside the Catholic Church?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026178<\/p>\n

What are the Shortfalls of Contradictory Religious Opinions?.180<\/p>\n

Is Schism a Bad Thing?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.180<\/p>\n

Who Tends to Jettison Orthodoxy in Order to Foster \u201cUnity\u201d?<\/p>\n

How Shall we Regard Denominationalism and Sectarianism?.181<\/p>\n

What is Rigorism or an Overly Dogmatic Catholic Outlook?..182<\/p>\n

Should the Presence of Sinners in the Church Alarm Us?\u2026\u2026..185<\/p>\n

Does the Bible Teach the Concept of Excommunication?\u2026\u2026..187<\/p>\n

Is Excommunication a \u201cSpiritual\u201d Thing?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..189
Is Christianity Difficult and a \u201cNarrow Way\u201d?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.189<\/p>\n

What is the Principle of Unity in the Church?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..189<\/p>\n

Is Ordination of Priests or Pastors Necessary?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..189<\/p>\n

Must Bishops Always be Obeyed?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..190<\/p>\n

What is the Nature of a Bishop\u2019s Authority?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..190<\/p>\n

Are Bishops the Primary Authorities in Their Own Domains?.191<\/p>\n

Did Newman Think that Vatican II Would Clarify Vatican I?..191<\/p>\n

X. The Papacy \/ Papal Supremacy and Infallibility<\/b><\/p>\n

How Powerful Was the Pope in the 5th Century?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026193
Does the Pope Have Supreme Authority in the Church?\u2026\u2026\u2026.193<\/p>\n

Does the Pope Possess the Gift of Infallibility?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026197<\/p>\n

What Historical Evidence Suggests Belief in Papal Infallibility?<\/p>\n

What are the Limits and Parameters of Papal Infallibility?\u2026\u2026217<\/p>\n

Are Papal Encyclicals Infallible in Their Entirety?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026220<\/p>\n

Should Popes Normally be Obeyed, Infallible or Not?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026220<\/p>\n

Did Pope Gregory the Great Deny Universal Papal Jurisdiction?<\/p>\n

Have Popes Properly Been Disagreed With?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.221<\/p>\n

What Are we to Make of the \u201cBad Popes\u201d?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026222<\/p>\n

Did Pope Gregory XIII Give Assent to a Massacre?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.223<\/p>\n

Can Popes Personally be Heretics?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.224<\/p>\n

Does the Pope Honorius \u201cScandal\u201d Disprove Papal Supremacy?<\/p>\n

Does Pope Liberius\u2019 Failure Disprove Papal Infallibility?\u2026\u2026..227<\/p>\n

What Was Newman\u2019s Personal Opinion of Blessed Pope Pius IX?<\/p>\n

Does 1 Clement Confirm Papal Supremacy in Apostolic Times?<\/p>\n

XI. Theology of Salvation (Soteriology)<\/b><\/p>\n

What is Grace?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..231<\/p>\n

How Powerful is Grace to Transform Men?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..232<\/p>\n

Is Grace Required for Salvation?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.233<\/p>\n

What Does it Mean to Be in a \u201cState of Grace\u201d?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.233<\/p>\n

Is Grace Given in Different Measure to Different Men?\u2026\u2026\u2026.233<\/p>\n

What is Apostasy, or Falling from Grace?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..234<\/p>\n

Are we Saved by Verbal or Creedal Professions Only?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026234<\/p>\n

What is Faith and Where Does it Come From?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026235<\/p>\n

What is the Gospel?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026237<\/p>\n

How Do we Prove that we Have a Genuine Faith?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.238<\/p>\n

What are the Fruits and Objects of Faith?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026238<\/p>\n

What is \u201cFiducial Faith\u201d or \u201cFaith in Faith\u201d?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026239<\/p>\n

Will Faith be Tried and Tested?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.239<\/p>\n

Can we Obtain Absolute Assurance of Salvation?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..239<\/p>\n

Can we Know Someone Else\u2019s Eternal Destiny?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.240<\/p>\n

How Can we Discern Another Man\u2019s Spiritual State?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..241<\/p>\n

How Shall we Approach the Doctrine of Predestination?\u2026\u2026\u2026241<\/p>\n

How Important are Good Works According to Scripture?\u2026\u2026..243<\/p>\n

Are we Saved by Works?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.243<\/p>\n

What is Merit?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026243<\/p>\n

What is Infused Justification?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026243<\/p>\n

What is the Relationship of Justification to the Sacraments?\u2026244<\/p>\n

Is Sanctification a Difficult, Lengthy Process?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.244<\/p>\n

Does Sanctification or Holiness Admit of Degrees?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..245<\/p>\n

How Close is Anglican Justification to St. Robert Bellarmine\u2019s?<\/p>\n

How Should Evangelists Approach Dying Persons?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.245<\/p>\n

What is Antinomianism, or \u201cCheap Grace\u201d?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.246<\/p>\n

Is Preaching a Primary Instrument of Saving Faith?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.246<\/p>\n

What is the Goal of Preaching?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026247<\/p>\n

What Will Judgment Day be Like?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.247<\/p>\n

What is Original Sin?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.247<\/p>\n

What are the Consequences of Sin?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026249<\/p>\n

Does Sin (or Rebellion) Have Degrees of Willfulness?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026249<\/p>\n

Can we Sin in Ignorance?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.249<\/p>\n

What are the Conditions for Mortal Sin?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.249<\/p>\n

What is Invincible Ignorance in Relation to Final Salvation?..249<\/p>\n

XII. Jesus Christ (Christology)<\/b><\/p>\n

Can we be Certain of the Divinity (Godhood) of Jesus?\u2026\u2026\u2026..253<\/p>\n

How Central is \u201cChrist Crucified\u201d in Christianity?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026253<\/p>\n

Was the Incarnation Strictly Necessary?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..253
How Are Christ\u2019s Two Natures Explained?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.254<\/p>\n

How Shall we View the Atonement or Propitiation of Christ?.254<\/p>\n

Was Jesus Omniscient (All-Knowing)?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026255<\/p>\n

Was Jesus Subjected to Concupiscence?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..256<\/p>\n

Can God Suffer?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026256<\/p>\n

XIII. God the Father (Theology Proper)<\/b><\/p>\n

Is God Self-Existent and Self-Sufficient?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026259<\/p>\n

How Much Does God Love Us?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..259<\/p>\n

How Shall we Regard God\u2019s \u201cSuperintendence\u201d?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..261<\/p>\n

How Should we Conceive of God\u2019s Will?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026261<\/p>\n

What is God\u2019s Providence?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..261<\/p>\n

Is Discerning God\u2019s Providence Difficult?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..262<\/p>\n

Are Images of God the Father Permissible?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026262<\/p>\n

XIV. The Holy Spirit (Pneumatology) and Trinitarianism<\/b><\/p>\n

How Can we Conceptualize the Mystery of the Holy Trinity?.263<\/p>\n

Is Faith in the Holy Trinity Necessary for Salvation?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026264<\/p>\n

How Does the Indwelling Holy Spirit Work in Us?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026264<\/p>\n

How Does the Holy Spirit Interact with Christians?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..265<\/p>\n

Is the Unitarian Rejection of Trinitarianism Based on Scripture?<\/p>\n

What is Circumincession<\/i>or Perichoresis<\/i>?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..266<\/p>\n

What is \u201cDivine Nature\u201d or \u201cDivinity\u201d?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..266<\/p>\n

XV. The Blessed Virgin Mary (Mariology)<\/b><\/p>\n

Does Mary Intercede for us in a Special Way?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.269<\/p>\n

Should we Invoke, or Ask for the Intercession of Mary?\u2026\u2026\u2026270<\/p>\n

Which Heresies Denied that Mary was the Mother of God?\u2026.271<\/p>\n

What Does it Mean to Call Mary the \u201cNew Eve\u201d?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.271<\/p>\n

What is the Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of Mary?<\/p>\n

How was Mary\u2019s Immaculate Conception Proclaimed in 1854?<\/p>\n

Why Do Catholics Adhere to Mary\u2019s Immaculate Conception?<\/p>\n

Why is the Immaculate Conception Implausible to Protestants?<\/p>\n

What is the Historical Evidence for the Immaculate Conception?<\/p>\n

Why Did the Immaculate Conception Take So Long to Develop?<\/p>\n

Is the Immaculate Conception Rationally Difficult to Accept?<\/p>\n

How Could Mary Have a \u201cSavior\u201d if She Was Immaculate?\u2026.280<\/p>\n

Does Mary\u2019s Immaculate Conception Have a Physical Element?<\/p>\n

Was Mary\u2019s Assumption Very Widely Believed Before 1950?.281<\/p>\n

Is Mary Our Spiritual Mother?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..281
Should we Venerate Mary?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.282<\/p>\n

Did Mary Have an Extraordinary Intellect?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026282<\/p>\n

Did Mary Die?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026282<\/p>\n

Is Mary a Mediatrix and Channel of God\u2019s Graces?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..282<\/p>\n

Do the Marian Devotions of Some Catholics Go Too Far?\u2026\u2026283<\/p>\n

XVI. Angels and the Communion of Saints<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the Communion of Saints?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.285<\/p>\n

Are Departed Saints Aware of Earthly Events? \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..286<\/p>\n

Should we Venerate the Saints?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026286<\/p>\n

Is Veneration Infinitely Different from Adoration of God?\u2026\u2026288<\/p>\n

Should we Venerate the Angels?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..288<\/p>\n

Does Everyone Have a Guardian Angel?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.288<\/p>\n

How Eminent is Rome as a Place of Saints and Martyrs?\u2026\u2026..288<\/p>\n

Was Prayer for the Dead an Apostolic Practice?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..289<\/p>\n

Was Prayer for the Dead Well-Attested in the Early Church?..289<\/p>\n

Is Prayer for the Dead a Biblical Teaching?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026289<\/p>\n

What is the Anglican Teaching on the Communion of Saints?.290<\/p>\n

Is Invocation of the Saints Unbiblical?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.291<\/p>\n

Do the Saints Pray (Intercede) for Us?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.291<\/p>\n

Are All Images in Worship Idolatrous?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.291<\/p>\n

Do Miraculous Relics Exist?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..293<\/p>\n

XVII. Purgatory<\/b><\/p>\n

Are There Experiences in This Life Analogous to Purgatory?..295<\/p>\n

Is Purgatory a Third Possible State After Death?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.295<\/p>\n

Is Purgatory a Biblical Doctrine?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.295<\/p>\n

Is Everyone in Purgatory Saved?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.296<\/p>\n

Do Souls in Purgatory Suffer More than we Do?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026296
Is There Fire in Purgatory?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.296<\/p>\n

XVIII. Penance and Asceticism<\/b><\/p>\n

Are Penance and Absolution Necessary?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.297<\/p>\n

What is an Indulgence?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.297<\/p>\n

Is Self-Denial for the Cause of Christ a Good Thing?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..298<\/p>\n

Is Suffering Spiritually Beneficial?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.298<\/p>\n

Should All Clergymen be Celibate?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026300<\/p>\n

Is Celibacy a \u201cHigher\u201d Calling?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026301<\/p>\n

XIX. The Holy Eucharist <\/b>and Sacrifice of the Mass<\/b><\/p>\n

Is the Holy Eucharist Necessary for Salvation?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026303<\/p>\n

How Do we Know that Biblical Eucharistic Language is Literal?<\/p>\n

What is Transubstantiation?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026304<\/p>\n

What Did Newman Believe About the Real Presence in 1834?<\/p>\n

Does the Grace Received from the Holy Eucharist Vary?\u2026\u2026..305<\/p>\n

Is Eucharistic Adoration Spiritually Beneficial?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..305<\/p>\n

What is the Reasoning Behind Communion in One Kind?\u2026\u2026.306<\/p>\n

Does Validity of the Eucharist Depend on the Priest\u2019s Holiness?<\/p>\n

What Does it Mean to Say That the Mass is a Sacrifice?\u2026\u2026\u2026307<\/p>\n

Why Do Catholics Offer Masses for the Dead?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026308<\/p>\n

Was the Last Supper a Passover Meal?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.309<\/p>\n

XX. Devotions, Liturgy, and Worship<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the Relation of Faith and Emotions?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.311<\/p>\n

How Shall we Prevent Formal Prayers from Becoming Trite?.311<\/p>\n

Are Shorter Form Prayers Preferable to Longer Ones?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026312<\/p>\n

What Makes The Lord\u2019s Prayer so Unique and Special?\u2026\u2026\u2026.313<\/p>\n

How Relatively Important are Sermons for the Clergyman?\u2026.313<\/p>\n

How Does Kneeling Help Us to Receive Christian Truths?\u2026..313<\/p>\n

In What Sense Can a Crucifix be Worshiped?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..314<\/p>\n

How Much Does Scripture Teach About Public Worship?\u2026\u2026.314
How Should we Regard Purported Miracles?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026314<\/p>\n

What is the Great Attribute of Catholic Devotional Literature?<\/p>\n

What is the Evidence of a Particular Personal Calling?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026316<\/p>\n

What is the Relation of Doctrine to Devotional Practices?\u2026\u2026.316<\/p>\n

Do Catholics Have a Wide Freedom of Devotional Practice?..317
What is the Rationale Behind Devotion to Jesus\u2019 Sacred Heart?<\/p>\n

XXI. The Sacrament of Baptism<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the Relation of Baptism to the Church?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..319<\/p>\n

Does Baptism Regenerate?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..319<\/p>\n

How is Baptism Related to the Holy Spirit and Justification?..320<\/p>\n

What is Conditional Baptism?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026320<\/p>\n

Is There Such a Thing as \u201cBaptism of Desire\u201d?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026320<\/p>\n

XXII. Sacraments and Sacramentals<\/b><\/p>\n

How Do we Define a \u201cSacrament\u201d?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026321<\/p>\n

What are the Attributes and Benefits of Sacraments?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026322<\/p>\n

What is Sacramental Disposition?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026323<\/p>\n

What is the Relationship of Preaching to Sacraments?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.323<\/p>\n

What is the Sacrament of Confirmation?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.323<\/p>\n

Is Confession a Helpful and Biblical Practice?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.324<\/p>\n

Can a Person Possibly be Saved Without the Sacraments?\u2026\u2026.325<\/p>\n

Is the Sign of the Cross Permissible?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.325<\/p>\n

How Can we Know that We Have a Vocation to the Priesthood?<\/p>\n

How Important is it to Follow Our Vocation?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026326<\/p>\n

Can People be Mistaken About Their Supposed Vocation?\u2026\u2026326<\/p>\n

XXI<\/b>II<\/b>. Heaven and Hell \/ Satan and Demons<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the Beatific Vision in Heaven?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.327<\/p>\n

What is the Blessedness of Heaven?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..327<\/p>\n

Is Hell Eternal?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..327<\/p>\n

Does Eternal Punishment in Hell Make Any Sense?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.328<\/p>\n

What is it Like to Experience Eternal Punishment?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026329<\/p>\n

Is Satanic Oppression a Continuing Reality?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.329<\/p>\n

XX<\/b>I<\/b>V. Education<\/b><\/p>\n

How is Christianity Related to Education?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.331<\/p>\n

What is the Purpose of a University?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.332<\/p>\n

What is the Philosophy of History?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026332<\/p>\n

Does Much Education Tend to Counter Christian Discipleship?<\/p>\n

XXV. Atheism, Agnosticism, Liberalism, and Secularism<\/b><\/p>\n

What is Philosophical and Theological Liberalism?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..333<\/p>\n

How Should we Regard Theological Liberalism?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..333<\/p>\n

Is Political Liberalism Hostile to Catholicism?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026336<\/p>\n

Are There Jewish Analogies to Christian Theological Liberals?<\/p>\n

What is the Result of Resisting Theological Liberalism?\u2026\u2026\u2026337<\/p>\n

Where Does Accommodation to the \u201cSpirit of the Age\u201d Lead?<\/p>\n

Is Atheism Fundamentally Bigoted Against Christianity?\u2026\u2026..338<\/p>\n

Do Skeptics Assume Certain Premises Hostile to Christianity?<\/p>\n

Will Atheism Satisfy the Deepest Longings of the Soul?\u2026\u2026\u2026340<\/p>\n

How Should we Approach a Media Hostile to Christianity?\u2026.341<\/p>\n

XXVI. Ecumenism<\/b><\/p>\n

Can a Person Have Faith Without Having Heard the Gospel?..343<\/p>\n

Can Non-Catholics Receive Grace?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026343<\/p>\n

Can Non-Catholics Possibly be Saved?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026343<\/p>\n

Can a Good Man in Another Religion Espouse Christianity?\u2026344<\/p>\n

Can God Use Mistaken or Heretical Men for His Purposes?\u2026.344<\/p>\n

How Should Protestants and Catholics Personally Interact?\u2026.344<\/p>\n

Does Protestantism Have Within it Much Truth?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.348<\/p>\n

Are Catholics Too Often Ignorant About Protestantism?\u2026\u2026\u2026.350<\/p>\n

Does the Holy Spirit Act Beyond the Catholic Church?\u2026\u2026\u2026..350<\/p>\n

How Should we Approach Religious Differences of Opinion?<\/p>\n

What is the Ultimate Aim of Ecumenism?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..351<\/p>\n

XX<\/b>VI<\/b>I. Science<\/b><\/p>\n

Is Process Antithetical to Creation?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026353<\/p>\n

Is Theistic Evolution Antithetical to Catholicism or Theism?..353<\/p>\n

Is Darwin\u2019s Theory of Evolution Indicated by Anatomy?\u2026\u2026\u2026355<\/p>\n

Do Science and Revelation Clash?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..356<\/p>\n

Do Scientists Unduly Interfere in the Domain of Religion?\u2026..356<\/p>\n

Is There But One Interpretation of Genesis Chapter One?\u2026\u2026.356<\/p>\n

Must Catholics Believe that Noah\u2019s Flood was Universal?\u2026\u2026357<\/p>\n

XX<\/b>VIII<\/b>. Miscellaneous<\/b><\/p>\n

How Should Christians Regard Great Riches?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.359<\/p>\n

Is Exorcism a Legitimate Christian Practice?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026359<\/p>\n

How Serious of a Matter are Vows?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026359<\/p>\n

Do Anti-Catholics Misrepresent Catholicism?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..360<\/p>\n

Is There But One Interpretation of the Book of Revelation?\u2026.361<\/p>\n

How Does Catholicism (and the Bible) View Slavery?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026361<\/p>\n

What is Newman\u2019s Advice for Aspiring Writers?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026364<\/p>\n

Is Spanking or Corporal Punishment Permissible?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.365<\/p>\n

How Do we Know that Souls Exist?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..365<\/p>\n

Are the Last Days Near?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..366<\/p>\n

Should Unbaptized Persons be Married by Christian Clergymen?<\/p>\n

What Did the First Protestants Think of Polygamy?\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..367<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n

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