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Christian apologetics; a defense of the Catholic faith

CONTENTS. Editor's Preface 3 List of References 11 PART FIRST. THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION. Chap. T. General Explanations 25 Art. I. General Notions 25 I. Religion 25 II. Revelation 29 III. Object and Division of this Course 33 IV. The Three Historical Phases of Revealed Religion. 34 First Phase : Primitive or Patriarchal Religion. 34 Second Phase: Mosaic Religion 35 Third Phase: The Christian Religion 36 Art. II. Examination of Three Preliminary Questions 38 I. The Role of Reason in Matters of Faith 38 II. The Mysteries of Religion 42 III. The Criterion of Certainty in Matters of Faith 46 Chap. II. Historic Value of the Bible 52 Art. I. Authority of the Pentateuch 56 I. Authenticity of the Pentateuch 57 Thesis: The Pentateuch is the Work of Moses, the Lawgiver of the Hebrews 57 II. Integrity of the Pentateuch 60 III. Veracity of the Pentateuch 61 Art. II. The Pentateuch and the Sciences 63 I. The Bible and Geology 72 Thesis: Geology Does Not Contradict the Biblical Account of the Origin and Formation of the Universe of the Earth 72 II. The Bible and Astronomy 86 III. The Bible and Biology 93 IV. The Bible and Paleontology 97 1. Order of Creation of Organisms 97 2. The Origin of Man. Tr

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