Outlines of the History of Dogma

by Adolf von Harnack

Book by Harnack, Adolf

580 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1893

About the author

Carl Gustav Adolf von Harnack (7 May 1851 – 10 June 1930) was a German Lutheran theologian and prominent church historian. He produced many religious publications from 1873 to 1912 (in which he is sometimes credited as Adolf Harnack).

Harnack traced the influence of Hellenistic philosophy on early Christian writing and called on Christians to question the authenticity of doctrines that arose in the early Christian church. He rejected the historicity of the Gospel of John in favor of the Synoptic Gospels, criticized the Apostles' Creed, and promoted the Social Gospel.

Reviews

[Austin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harnack does a very good job at remaining neutral when it comes to telling church history, being fair to all views which was beneficial for him being more informative, this book will be a great reference, re-read, and start for church history.