Text extracted from opening pages of book: CHURCHES AND SECTS OF CHRISTENDOM By DR. J. L. JNEVE Hamma Divinity School of Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio THE LUTHERAN LITERARY BOARD, Burlington, Iowa 1940 Copyright, 1940 By HERBERT T. NEVE All rights reserved. Referenm Printed in the United States of America. TO MY STUDENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD 20 INTRODUCTORY MATTER 24 I. Creeds and Confessions of Faith 24-28 1. Origin, Development and Significance. 2. Of interest also to laymen. 3. Traces of confessional phrases in Scripture. 4. The Confessions an expression of Christian experience. 5. Confes sions still timely. 6. The Confessions as Standards of Faith. II. The Common Confessional Heritage of all Christendom 28-31 1. The Rules of Faith. 2. Trinity and Christology. 3. Soteriology. 4. The Ecumenical Creeds: The Apostles; the Ni cene; the Athanasian. In Conclusion: The practical religious in terest in the Ecumenical Creeds. III. Departure into Denominationalism 31-33 1. The earliest sects. 2. The first great schism. 3. The two wings of the Reformation. IV. Distinction between Church and Sect 33-41 1. Literature. 2. An orientating letter. 3. History of the term Sect: a. in Germany; b. in England; c. in America. 4. The distinction between catholicity and sectarianism unavoidable in theo logical discussion. 5. Outstanding characteristics of Sectarianism. V. A New Method for Studying the Church Groups 41-45 The Konfessionskunde Type compared with the former Com parative Symbolics. VI. The Quotation of Scripture 45-46 Chapter One THE EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCHES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS Part One THE EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCHES I. Concerning the Name 47 [ 5] 6 CHURCHES AND SECTS OF CHRISTENDOM II. Separation from Rome 48 III. The Constituency of Eastern Orthodoxy 48-67 1. Turkey. 2. Russia. The recent soul-stirring events. The Russian schismatics and sects. The Russian Church as represented in America. 3. Greece. 4. Yugo-Slavia. 5. Roumania. 6. Bulgaria. 7. Albania. 8. Syria. All these churches are represented in America. IV. Confessional Basis 68-72 Primary and Secondary Standards; earlier and later Confessions; including the attitude to Scripture and Tradition. V. Doctrinal Character 72-74 1. Relating to God. 2. Chief interest in Trinity and Christo logy. 3. Anthropology. 4. Mediation between God and Man. VI. Doctrinal Characteristics Continued 75 1. The church services. 2. No deep interest in the Confes sions. 3. Theological stagnation. VII A Peculiar Conservatism 76 1. A commendable constancy. 2. Opposition to the hierarch ial system. 3. Emphasis on small matters. VIII. The Mystical-Liturgical Features 77 1. Mystagogical trait: The Greek mind. Writings of the Areopagite. 2. The Holy Liturgy. 3. The Sacraments. IX. Contacts with other Churches 81-85 1. Roman Catholic. 2. Lutherans. 3. Reformed. 4. Mora vian. 5. Anglicans. Paxt Two THE SCHISMATIC CHURCHES 85 I. The Antiochean or Dyophysitic Group 85-87 The Syrian Christians of Nestor i an Origin. II. The Monophysitic Group 88-91 1. Armenians. 2. Jacobites. ( The Syrian Jacobites. Copts in Egypt. Abyssinian Church. Thomas Christians). III. Eastern Churches in Union with Rome 92-93 1. Chaldean Church. 2. Syrian-Catholic. Church. 3. Cop tic-Catholic Church. 4. Thomas Christians. 5. Maronites. 6. Armenian Catholic Church. TABLE OF CONTENTS AND PREVIEW 7 Chapter Two THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 94 Part One ROMAN CATHOLICISM AS AN ORGANIZATION 95-98 L General Characterization 95 1. The term Catholic. 2. Conception of the Church. II. The Roman Church as a Hierarchy 96-101 1. The Pope ( Successor of Peter. Infallibility). 2. The Card inals. 3. The Patriarchs. 4. The Archbishops. 5. The Bishops. 6. The Priest. 7. Orders and Congregations. III. Influence sought through Political Means _ 101-103 1. History. 2. Gradual development ( the Vatican). IV. Attitude towards the State 103-105 Relation between Church and State. Gregory VII, Innocent III, Boniface VIII, Pius IX. ’ V. Attitude toward
