Theological Outlines • by • Francis J. Hall

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1,Hooker, Eccles. Polity , III. viii. 11; Fleming, Vocab. of Philos.; Pearson, De Deo, p. 1; St. Thos., Summa, I. i. 7; Suicer, Thesaurus, Θεολογια.

2, Newman, Idea of a University, Disc, ii.; Fleming, “Science”; St
Thos., I. i. 2; Martensen, Dogmatics, §2; Clarke, Outline of Theol., pp. 4, 5.

3, St. Thos., I. i. 7.

4, Anglican literature lacks a really complete treatise of Dogmatic Theology. Of small manuals, the best are Lacey's Elements of Doctrine; Stone's Outlines of Dogma, and Norris' Rudiments of Theology. Owen's Dogmatic Theology is useful, but dry for this generation. Mortimer's Catholic Faith and Practice is in many ways valuable; but, along with Percival's Digest of Theology, is somewhat Latin in point of view and terminology. Moule's Outlines of Christian Doctrine and Walker's Outlines of Christian Theology are evangelical and limited in value.

Looking afield, St. John of Damascus' On the Orthodox Faith is the classic resumé of Greek patristic Theology; and St. Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica is the flower of Scholastic Theology, and indispensable. Of modern treatises in the Eastern Church should be mentioned Macaire's Theologie Dogmatique Orthodoxe; and Blackmore's Doctrine of the Russian Church, containing two important Russian Catechisms. Modern Latin Theology is very rich. Petavius' De Dogmatibus and Thomassinus' Dogmata Theologica contain ample historical treatments of each topic considered. Their Latin is stiff. Suarez' Summa, Perrone's Praelectiones, and Schouppe's Elementa Theologica Dogmatica are standard. Wilhelm and Scannell's Manual of Catholic Theology is in English, and very valuable. Hunter's Outlines of Dogmatic Theology, also in English, is polemical and perverse. The Latin treatises of Klee and Franzelin should also be mentioned as valuable.

Protestant Theology is fatally defective in certain respects; yet may not be altogether disregarded, allowance being made, of course, for its presuppositions and rationalistic private judgment. Among Lutheran works may be mentioned Martensen's Christian Dogmatics, and Dorner's Christian Doctrine. The chief Calvinistic works readily available are Chas. Hodge's Systematic Theology and Shedd’s Dogmatic Theology. The best Baptist work is A.H. Stone's Systematic Theology.

Much help in the systematic study of Dogmatics can be gained from works on the Catholic Creeds. Forbes' Nicene Creed is especially valuable, and Pearson's classic treatise on The Apostles' Creed, is very learned. Maclear's Introduction to the Creeds is more elementary, but useful. Mortimer’s The Creeds may also be mentioned, and Lias on The Nicene Creed.