Author: John J. Ign; Von Döllinger

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Published: 2015-07-12

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9781331255659

Excerpt from Hippolytus and Callistus: Or the Church of Rome in the First Half of the Third Century; With Reference to the Writings of Bunsen, Wordsworth, Baur, and Gieseler Dean Milman's great work, the History of Latin Christianity, was published some years before Dr. Dollinger's Hippolytus und Kallistus. In it he adopts the then common view that Hippolytus was Bishop of Portus, and is disposed to believe all, or nearly all, that Hippolytus says or insinuates against his opponent Callistus. Whatever may be thought about the see of Hippolytus, few students of ecclesiastical history perhaps would agree that the narrative of Hippolytus, "though possibly somewhat darkened by polemic hostility, has an air of minute truthfulness." To the third edition (1867) the Dean adds a long note (pp. 44, 45), in which, after praising "the Chevalier Bunsen's very learned work," he adds: "I have also read Hippolytus und Kallistus, by J. Dollinger, the Church historian; I must say with no conviction but of the author's learning and ingenuity... I cannot but regret that M. Dollinger's book, so able, and in some respects so instructive, should be written with such a resolute (no doubt conscientious) determination to make out a case. It might well be entitled, Apologia pro Callisto; and I must presume to say, in my judgment, a most unfortunate case for his own cause," etc. etc. Those who know Dr. Dollinger, whether personally or from his writings, will smile at the idea of his writing with a "resolute determination to make out a case," unless by "a case" is to be understood the truth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."