An edition of The Church And The Moral World
(1881)
The Church And The Moral World
Considerations On The Holiness Of The Church
by Thébaud, Augustus J.
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1881
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Benziger Brothers
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
FIRST BOOK.
DOCTRINE OR PRINCIPLES.
CHAPTER I.
THE FIRST SOURCE OF HOLINESS IN THE CHURCH IS DERIVED FROM THE BELIEF IN THE ORIGINAL RIGHTEOUSNESS OF MAN AT HIS CREATION.
1. Place of man in creation 16
2. Of man's creation in general 23
3. Mr. Darwin's hypothesis 25
4. Man was created to the image and likeness of God 37
CHAPTER II.
SECOND PRINCIPLE OF HOLINESS IN THE CHURCH — THE PRESERVATION OF THE DECALOGUE AS INTERPRETED BY CHRIST, AND ITS EXTENSION TO THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE.
1. Necessity of the written precepts of the Decalogue 51
2. The Decalogue as explained by Christ 60
3. The Decalogue, as explained by the Saviour in his Sermon, was confirmed on the day of Pentecost for the whole human race 65
CHAPTER III.
THE CHURCH PROPOSES THE LIFE OF JESUS AS THE CHRISTIAN IDEAL — THIRD SOURCE OF HOLINESS.
1. Christ as pattern of sanctity 71
2. The Evangelical Counsels, as derived from the life of Christ, open a new and higher source of holiness in the Church 79
CHAPTER IV.
CATHOLIC DOCTRINE ON THE MORAL AND INDEFINITE PERFECTIBILITY OF MAN — AIMING AT PERFECTION — FOURTH PRINCIPLE OF HOLINESS IN THE CHURCH.
1. Unreliable systems of human perfectibility 95
2. The true theory of the moral perfectibility of man 99
3. The moral perfectibility of man is unfolded in the Christian life even in the common path of the Commandments 107
4. The best development of human perfectibility is carried out in the practice of the Evangelical Counsels 119
5. Aiming at perfection 130
CHAPTER V.
THE ETERNAL DESTINY OF MAN, CONTRASTED WITH TEMPORAL THINGS, GIVES TO THE FOREGOING PRINCIPLES THEIR MAIN STRENGTH AND EFFICACY WITH REGARD TO THE PURSUIT OF HOLINESS ON EARTH.
1. The irremediable defect of all moral codes which are not founded on Christian principles comes from the want of a sanction, in the absence of a hereafter 145
2. Can there be a solid objection made against the Christian code of morals? 153
3. The contrast of temporal with eternal things is promotive of good morals and holiness 160
SECOND BOOK.
FACTS.
CHAPTER I.
MORAL CHANGE EFFECTED BY THE APOSTLES OF CHRIST IN JERUSALEM AND THE JEWISH RACE.
1. What is to be understood by the 44 kingdom of God" which Christ our Lord came to establish? 167
2. First establishment of God's kingdom on earth — Origin of the Church at Jerusalem 175
3. Extraordinary characteristics tf the Judeo-Christian congregations 182
4. Did the first Judeo-Christians hate those of their countrymen who did not embrace the faith? 186
5. Character of the community of goods among the first Christians in Jerusalem 192
6. Was ever the virtue of charity practised in any other religion or institution as well as in the Catholic Church? 196
7. Holiness was fostered among the first Judeo-Christians by the observance of the Mosaic law — A word on the Essenes 206
CHAPTER II.
CHRISTIAN HOLINESS IN THE EAST — THE THERAPEUTIE IN EGYPT, AND THEIR RELATIONS WITH THE CHURCH AT JERUSALEM — FIRST DEVELOPMENTS OF MONASTICISM.
1. Who were the Therapeutae? — Their connection with Jerusalem 213
2. Description of the primitive Christian life in Egypt 219
CHAPTER III.
HOLINESS IN UPPER SYRIA AND MESOPOTAMIA-EDESSA, THE CENTRE OF THE MOVEMENT.
1. Christianity was preached at Edessa in the Apostolic age 225
2. Monasticism and theology, two sources of holiness at Edessa 227
3. The theology and poetry of Edessa were eminently conducive to holiness. 235
4. Some objections are answered and conclusions drawn 241
CHAPTER IV.
CHRISTIAN HOLINESS IN THE WEST — MORAL CHANGE EFFECTED IN ROME AT THE FIRST PREACHING OF CHRISTIANITY.
1. This moral change began very early 249
2. Can this moral change be explained by natural causes? 259
3. This is confirmed by the new moral doctrine which could not be derived from any previous religion or philosophy 269
4. Some further proofs of the Church's holiness in Rome 278
5. The moral change effected in Rome during the Apostolic age was permanent. 282
CHAPTER V.
THE BARBARIAN WORLD CONFRONTED BY THE CHURCH AND BROUGHT TO THE PRACTICE OF THE HIGHEST CHRISTIAN VIRTUES.
I. A short sketch of German and Scandinavian tribes before their conversion 297
2. Remarkable moral change effected in all German and Scandinavian nations by Christianity 314
3. Holiness among the Anglo-Saxons in Great Britain, a sufficient test of the previous opinion 324
4. A few words on the conversion of the Germans to Christianity 340
CHAPTER VI.
CHRISTIAN HOLINESS DURING THE MIDDLE AGES.
1. Difference of opinion on the subject 348
2. The first period of the Middle Ages consisted on the part of the Church in a rude training of wild tribes; hence violence, crime, immorality, were to be expected from the greatest number : the ages of faith had not really commenced 356
3. Formation of Christian congregations: in cities mainly by bishops; in the country particularly by monks 370
4. The true foundation of holiness laid down in redeemed Europe 380
5. The ages of faith were likewise ages of holiness 390
6. The dark side of the Middle Ages is briefly explained 425
CHAPTER VII.
SUPPLEMENTARY.
1. A short summary of facts so far unfolded 451
2. How far did corruption invade the sanctuary previous to the so-called Reformation? 453
3. The moral teaching of the Church was at that time as firm as ever 456
4. A large array of facts proves that the principle of regeneration in the Church was always active in the midst of a widespread corruption 459
5. Holiness continued in the Church during the darkest period of the great schism 464
6. The Catholic Church in the present age continues its work of regeneration with the vigor of renewed youth 473
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