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How does Scripture hold the Church in one faith?Scripture and unity

An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine

John Henry Newman

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  • Theme: Scripture and unity
  • Official publication: August 15, 2026
  • Kindle edition: on Amazon
  • Edition: newman-development-rp-2026.1

The Christian knows by discerning true development from corruption across time — the identity of the idea preserved.

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Complete 1878 Pickering New Edition of the Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine — Dedication, Preface, Advertisement, Introduction, and Chapters I–XII — with Newman’s footnotes retained as chapter notes.

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