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Glenn, Apologetics, 1931

Apologetics

The philosophy of the Catholic religion. The rational grounds for accepting Christianity as a divine revelation.

school Theological counterpart: Ecclesiology
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Glenn, Apologetics

30 articles
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Introduction
The name, definition, importance, and fourfold division of Apologetics.
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God

Chapter 1 The Existence of God

Art. 1
The Argument from Cause
The doctrine of causality and the argument from efficient causes to a first, necessary, infinite Cause.
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The Argument from Motion
The doctrine of motion and the argument to a first unmoved Mover, who is immutable.
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The Argument from Design
The evidence of design in the world and the argument to an intelligent Designer.
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The Argument from the Moral Order
The moral law as evidence of a supreme Lawgiver distinct from and superior to man.
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The Argument from History
Universal human consent as proof of God's existence, with a study of Atheism and Agnosticism.
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Chapter 2 The Nature and Attributes of God

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The Nature of God
The metaphysical and physical essence of God, defined from the concept of necessary being.
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The Attributes of God
The attributes of God's Being, Intellect, and Will, and how they are one with His essence.
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Chapter 3 The Action of God upon the World

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The Production of the World
Materialism and Pantheism refuted, and the fact of creation established.
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The Preservation of the World
Divine conservation as the act by which God holds the created world out of nothingness.
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The Government of the World
Divine providence, the doctrines opposed to it, and the difficulty raised from evil.
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Religion

Chapter 1 The Nature of Religion

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The Meaning of Religion
Religion defined objectively and subjectively, and divided as natural and supernatural.
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The Necessity and Universality of Religion
Religion as an obligation rooted in human nature, and its presence among all peoples.
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The Origin of Religion
The true origin of religion and the refutation of six false theories.
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Chapter 2 Supernatural Revelation in Religion

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The Meaning, Possibility, and Necessity of Supernatural Revelation
Revelation defined and divided, its possibility vindicated, and its necessity established.
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The Fact of Supernatural Revelation
The internal and external criteria of revelation, with Holy Scripture and Tradition.
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Christ

Chapter 1 Jesus Christ, the Redeemer

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The Redemption
The meaning and need of redemption, and the fact of the Redemption in history.
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The Redeemer
The prophecies of the Redeemer and their fulfilment in Jesus Christ.
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Chapter 2 Jesus Christ, True God

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Jesus Christ Claimed to Be God
The evidence that Christ claimed divinity, and that the claim was literal and not metaphorical.
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Jesus Christ Proved Himself God by His Personal Character
Christ's public appearance, His virtues, and His teaching as evidence of His divinity.
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Jesus Christ Proved Himself God by His Wondrous Works
The miracles of Christ and the crowning miracle of the Resurrection.
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Jesus Christ Proved Himself God by His Prophecies
The prophecies uttered by Christ as proof of the divine origin of His doctrine.
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Chapter 3 Jesus Christ, True Man

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Jesus Christ, True Man
The proof that Jesus Christ, true God, is also true man, and the union of the two natures.
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The Church

Chapter 1 The Formation of the Church

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The Formation of the Church
The meaning of the word Church and the founding of the Church by Christ.
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The Primacy of St. Peter
The primacy conferred on St. Peter, its descent to his successors, and papal infallibility.
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Chapter 2 The Marks and Attributes of the Church

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The Marks of the Church
The meaning and value of marks, and the four marks of the true Church.
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The Attributes of the Church
Visibility, Infallibility, Authority, and Indefectibility as the attributes of the Church.
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Chapter 3 The Identification of the Church

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The Catholic Church: The Church of Christ
The marks and attributes of the true Church found in the Roman Catholic Church alone.
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The Necessity of the Catholic Church
In what sense the Catholic Church is necessary, and the meaning of the dictum on salvation.
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