TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD iii PREFACE v INTRODUCTION Chapter I. THE NATURE OF MAN 1 Man's Soul 6 Relations Between Soul and Body 12 Human Personality 17 Chapter II. THE EXISTENCE OF GOD; HIS ATTRIBUTES AND WORKS. 14 Atheism: Causes and Consequences 18 The Nature of God 21 The Works of God 25 The Origin of Man 50 The Providence of God 54 The Problem of Evil 57 Chapter III. RELIGION IN GENERAL; ITS NATURE AND NECESSITY 45 Necessity of Religion 50 Origin of Religion 54 Atheistic Communism 58 Chapter IV. REVELATION; ITS POSSIBILITY 68 Mysteries 70 Miracles and Prophecies 74 Chapter V. HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS 78 Authenticity of the Pentateuch 82 Integrity of the Pentateuch 85 Veracity of the Pentateuch 87 Authenticity of the Gospels 91 Integrity of the Gospels 93 Veracity of the Evangelists 95 Excellence of the Sacred Scriptures 100 The Gospels and Their Authors 101 Chapter VI. JESUS CHRIST IS THE SON OF GOD 112 Messianic Prophecies Fulfilled in Jesus Christ 113 Jesus Christ Affirmed His Divinity 124 Jesus Christ Proved His Divinity 125 The Resurrection of Jesus Christ 128 Chapter VII. THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST 136 Attributes of the Church of Jesus Christ 140 Marks of the True Church 153 Chapter VIII. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH WAS FOUNDED BY CHRIST 169 The Roman Catholic Church has Unity 169 The Roman Catholic Church is Holy 171 The Roman Catholic Church is Catholic 173 The Roman Catholic Church is Apostolic 174 Absence of these Marks in the Protestant Churches 178 Absence of these Marks in the Greek Church 184 Chapter IX. THE PRIMACY OF ST. PETER AND THE INFALLIBILITY OF THE POPE 188 Five Passages from Scripture 190 The Popes Claimed Infallibility 196 The Fathers and Doctors of the Church Recognized Papal Infallibility 200 The General Councils Recognized Papal Infallibility 202 Objections Against Papal Infallibility 208 The Bishops are Infallible only when United to the Bishop of Rome 210 Chapter X. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH 218 Outside the Church there is no Salvation 220 The Church is a Supernatural Society 224 The Church and Civilization 224 The Church is a Perfect Society 241 The Church and the Nation 245 Sources of the Church's Teachings 252 Expressions of the Church's Teachings 263 APPENDIX 271 The Life of Christ 271 Political Setting in the Time of Jesus and the Apostles 283 List of Roman Pontiffs 286 Principal Heresies 290 Hierarchy of the Catholic Church 298 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND READING LIST 305 INDEX 311 Digitized by Google.

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"Bibliography and reading list": p. 305-310

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