Tract 34: Rites and Customs of the Church The writings of the Fathers can be trusted on matters of Christian worship which may be mentioned only in passing or not at all in Scripture. 1 May, 1834. Tract 83: Advent Sermons on Antichrist Four sermons speculating on the apostasy that is to precede Antichrist and persecution. 114K. Published 29 June, 1838. Tract 47: The Visible Church, Letter 4 If the visible Church is of vital importance, what can be said of the salvation of professing Christians who belong to Protestant sects rather than to the Catholic and Apostolic Church? 1 November, 1834. Tract 71: On the Controversy with the Romanists (Against Romanism, Number 1). The Established Church has been "from long security ignorant why we are not Roman Catholics." 1 January, 1836. Tract 41: Via Media, Number 2 The dialogue continues. "A number of distinct doctrines are included in the notion of Protestantism: and as to all these, our Church has taken the via media between it and Popery." However, the Church of England is in need of a second Reformation. 24 August, 1834. Tract 15: On the Apostolical Succession in the English Church By W. Palmer; revised and completed by John Henry Newman. 13 December, 1833. Tract 19: On Arguing Concerning the Apostolical Succession If proofs demanded for the necessity of apostolic succession are unconvincing to opponents, we must remember that our first responsibility is to act in accordance with our Christian faith. Debating with outsiders is far less important. 23 December, 1833. Tract 75: On the Roman Breviary as Embodying the Substance of the Devotional Services of the Church Catholic (Introduction only). Newman discovers the Roman Breviary, although he accuses the Roman Church of defrauding the people of its benefits by using Latin. Pre-Reformation history of the Divine Office. 24 June, 1836. Tract 90: Remarks on Certain Passages in the Thirty-Nine Articles The straw that broke the camel's back. Newman shows that a Catholic interpretation can be given to the Thirty-Nine Articles. 25 January, 1841. Tract 31: The Reformed Church The Church has fallen away from her first love. Repudiating others' errors is little good if there is no unity and love in the reformed Church. 25 April, 1834. More Tracts for the Times Sites |