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Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Editor's Preface to the Third Edition by Hieromonk Damascene
About the Author--Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky: Theology in the Ancient Tradition by Hieromonk Seraphim Rose
Translator's Preface by Hieromonk Seraphim Rose
Author's Preface to the English Translation by Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky
Introduction
1. The Sources of Christian Doctrine:
The Concern of the Church for the Purity of Christian Teaching
Dogmas
The Sources of Dogmas
Sacred Scripture
Sacred Tradition
The Catholic Consciousness of the Church
Dogmas and Canons
The Works of the Holy Fathers and Teachers of the Church as a Guide in Questions of Faith
The Truths of Faith in the Divine Services
2. Expositions of Christian Teaching:
The Symbolical Books
Dogmatic Systems
3. Dogmatic Theology:
Dogmatics and Faith
Theology and Science; Theology and Philosophy
Part I: God in Himself
Chapter 1: Our Knowledge of God
The Dogma of Faith
Belief or Faith as an Attribute of the Soul
The Power of Faith
The Source of Faith
The Nature of Our Knowledge of God
The Essence of God
The Attributes of God
What Does the Sacred Scripture Testify concerning the Attributes of God?
The Unity of God
Chapter 2: The Dogma of the Holy Trinity
Indications of the Trinity of Persons in God in the Holy Scripture of the Old Testament
The Divinely Revealed Teaching of the Holy Trinity in the New Testament
The Confession of the Dogma of the Holy Trinity in the Ancient Church
The Personal Attributes of the Divine Persons
The Name of the Second Person-- the Word.
On the Procession of the Holy Spirit
The Oneness of Essence, the Equality of Divinity, and the Equality of Honor of the Persons of the Holy Trinity
The Oneness of Essence, the Equality of Divinity, and the Equality of Honor of God the Son with God the Father
The Oneness of Essence, the Equality of Divinity, and the Equality of Honor of the Holy Spirit with God the Father and God the Son
Transition to the Second Part of Dogmatic Theology
Part II: God Manifest in the World
Chapter 3: God and the Creation
The Manner of the World's Creation
The Motive for the Creation
The Perfection of the Creation
The Creation, Nature, and Purpose in the Angelic World
Angels in Sacred Scripture
The Creation of Angels
The Nature of Angels
The Degree of Angelic Perfection
The Number and Ranks of Angels
The Ministry of the Angels
Man, the Crown of Creation
The Soul as an Independent Substance Distinct from the Body
The Origin of the Souls of Individual Men
The Immortality of the Soul
Soul and Spirit
The Image of God in Man
The Purpose of Man
From the Majesty of the Creation to the Incomparable Majesty of the Creator
Chapter 4: The Providence of God
God's General Providence over the World
God's Providence over Man before the Fall
Chapter 5: Concerning Evil and Sin
1. Evil and Sin in the World
2. The Fall in the Angelic World: The World of Dark and Evil Spirits
3. Man's Fall into Sin
4. Original Sin
Chapter 6: God and the Salvation of Mankind
The Economy of Our Salvation
The Preparation of the Human Race to Receive the Saviour
The Incarnation of the Son of God
The Lord Jesus Christ: True God
The Human Nature of the Lord Jesus Christ
The Church's Battle with Errors concerning the Divinity and Humanity of Jesus Christ
The Manner of the Union of the Two Natures in the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ
The Sinlessness of the Human Nature of Jesus Christ
The Unity of the Hypostasis of Christ
The One Worship of Christ
A Word on the Latin Cult of the "Heart of Jesus."
Dogmas Concerning the Most Holy Mother of God:
A. The Ever-Virginity of the Mother of God
B. Most Holy Virgin Mary Is Theotokos
The Proclamation by the Roman Church of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception and the Dogma of the Bodily Assumption of the Mother of God
The Cult of the "Immaculate Heart" of the Most Holy Virgin in the Roman Church
The Dogma of Redemption
The Lamb of God Who Taketh Away the Sin of the World (John 1:29)
The General Economy of Salvation:
A. The Condition of the World before the Coming of the Saviour
B. The General Salvation of the World in Christ
C. The Personal Rebirth and New Life in Christ
The Word "Redemption" in the Usage of the Apostles
A Note on the Roman Catholic Teaching
The Triple Ministry of the Lord:
A. Christ the High Priest
B. Christ the Evangelizer (The Prophetic Ministry of the Lord)
C. Christ, the Head and King of the World (The Royal Ministry of Christ)
How is One to Understand "The Deification of Humanity in Christ"?
The Resurrection of Christ
The Saving Fruits of the Resurrection of Christ:
A. The Victory over Hell and Death
B. The Blessedness of the Saints in Heaven, and the Beginning of the Existence of the Great Kingdom of Christ, the Heavenly Triumphant Church
C. The Sending Down of the Holy Spirit and the Establishment of the Church of Christ on Earth
Chapter 7: The Church of Christ
The Concept of the Church of Christ on Earth
The Beginning of the Church's Existence, Its Growth, and Its Purpose
The Head of the Church
The Close Bond between the Church of Christ on Earth and the Church of the Saints in Heaven
The Attributes of the Church
The Unity of the Church
The Sanctity of the Church
The Catholicity of the Church
The Apostolic Church
The Church Hierarchy
Apostles
Bishops
Presbyters (priests)
Deacons
The Three Degrees of the Hierarchy
The Councils of the Church
The Succession and the Uninterruptedness of the Episcopate in the Church
The Position of Pastorship in the Church
Chapter 8: The Holy Mysteries (Sacraments) The Life of the Church in the Holy Spirit
The New Life
Grace
The Providence of God and Grace
The Mysteries (Sacraments)
The Mystery (Sacrament) of Baptism
The Establishment of the Mystery of Baptism
The Meaning of the Mystery
The Means of the Performance of the Mystery
The Indispensability of Baptism
Baptism: the Door to the Reception of Other Grace-giving Gifts
The Mystery (Sacrament) of Chrismation
The Original Means of the Performance of this Mystery
Chrism and Its Sanctification
The Mystery (Sacrament) of the Eucharist
The Saviour's Words before the Establishment of the Mystery
The Establishment of the Mystery and Its Performance in Apostolic Times
The Changing of the Bread and Wine in the Mystery of the Eucharist
Some Observations on the Manner in Which the Lord Jesus Christ Remains in the Holy Gifts
The Relation of the Eucharist to the Sacrifice on Golgotha.
The Significance of the Eucharist as a Sacrifice
Conclusions of a Liturgical Character
The Necessity and Saving Nature of Communion of the Holy Mysteries
The Mystery (Sacrament) of Repentance
The Institution of the Mystery
Epitimia (Penance)
The Roman Catholic View
Spiritual Guidance
The Mystery (Sacrament) of Priesthood
Cheirotonia in the Ancient Church
"Election" and "Ordination" in the Ancient Church
The Essence and Effectuating Words of the Mystery
The Celibacy of Bishops
The Mystery (Sacrament) of Marriage
The Purpose of the Christian Family
The Significance of the Mystery
The Central Moment of the Mystery
Marriage as a Divine Institution
The Indissolubility of Marriage
The Mystery (Sacrament) of Unction
The Essence of the Mystery
The Divine Institution of the Mystery
Unction among Protestants and Roman Catholics
Chapter 9: Prayer As the Expression of the Inward Life of the Church
The Spiritual Bond of the Members of the Church in Prayer
Prayer for the Dead
Communion in Prayer with the Saints
The Outward Side of Prayer (Physical)
The Veneration of Icons
The Veneration of Holy Relics
The Path of the Christian. -- The Cross of Christ: the Path, the Power, and the Banner of the Church
Chapter 10: Christian Eschatology The Future Fate of the World and Mankind
The Particular Judgment: The Fate of Man after Death until the General Judgment
The Signs of the Nearness of the Day of the Second Coming of the Lord and the Last Judgment
The Second Coming of the Son of Man.
The Resurrection of the Dead
The Error of Chiliasm
The End of the World
The Universal Judgment
The Kingdom of Glory
Appendices
Appendix I: On the New Currents in Russian Philosophico-Theological Thought, from the Point of View of the Dogmas of the Orthodox Christian Faith
1. The Question of Dogmatic Development
2. Philosophy and Theology
3. Remarks on the Religio-Philosophical System of V. S. Soloviev
4. The Teaching of the Wisdom of God in Holy Scripture
Appendix II: The Ecumenical Councils and the Heresies That Have Attacked the Church's Teaching
The Ecumenical Councils
The Heresies Which Disturbed the Church in the First Millennium:
The First to Third Centuries
The Fourth to Ninth Centuries
Appendix III: Fathers and Teachers of the Church and Church Writers Mentioned in the Text of Orthodox Dogmatic Theology
A. Before the Council of Nicaea
B. The Fourth and Fifth Centuries:
1. In the East
2. In the West
C. Later Fathers and Teachers
Footnotes
Bibliography
Scriptural Index
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