Tradition and doctrinal development: can Vincent of Lerins still teach the church?

Theological Studies | March 1, 2006| | Copyright

FROM THE BEGINNING of Christianity, theological reflection has been deeply concerned with the nature of tradition--how it serves as a warrant for truth and how it preserves a certain constancy amidst growth, development, and change. (1) But the questions surrounding the theology of tradition are multiple and ever more complex. The word tradition itself is polyvalent from the outset, referring to both the content of what is handed on as well as the process of handing on this content. Then, too, when one speaks of tradition, what exactly does one mean? Does one intend a set of ...

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