67 69 69 . . Difficulties and Objections an Atonement 71 73 76 78 80 84 86 . 87 89 . 93 . NOTE TO CHAPTER I. ON THE CONDITION OF OUR LORD'S HUMAN ODY CHAPTER II. TIE ANTE-NICENE FATHERS. PAGE Unsystematic Character of Ante-Nicene Writers Barnabas Epistle to Diognetus Clement of Alexandria Claudius Apollinaris . Ilippolytus Methodius. . . CHAPTER III. THE LATER FATHERS AND SCOTUS ERIGENA. . The altered Character of Theology in the fourth Century 125 The two Theories of a Ransom to Satan and Sacrifice to God combined. 126 The Ransom to Satan includes, His Claim to a Payment 127 The Deceit practised on Him 130 The Necessity of Compensation 132 Remarks on this Theory 134 The Death of Christ also viewed by the Fathers as a Sacrifice to God 139 Two Ideas brought out in these Speculations 1412 No change in the Divine Mind taught 145 General Summary of Patristic Teaching 147 Speculations of Scotus Erigena 151 . NOTE TO CHAPTER III. ON STRAUSS' ESTIMATE OF THE BELIEF OF THE EARLY CHURCI 156 CHAPTER IV. ST. ANSELM AND THE SCHOOLMEN. PAGE . Transition from Patristic to Scholastio Era 162 Characteristics of the latter 164 Its earlier and later Periods 166 First Period.-St. Anselm's Cur Deus Homo marks an epoch in the history of Doctrine. 166 Analysis of its Contents 169 Remarks upon it . 171 Abelard 174 St. Bernard . . 176 Robert Pulleyn, Hugh and Richard of St. Victor . . 178 Peter Lombard 180 Second Period.-St. Bonaventure . 183 Alexander of Hales and Albert the Great 187 Aquinas 188 Duns Scotus 190 Thomist and Scotist Views compared 193 Wicliffe 198 Raymund of Sabunde 199 Nicolas of Cusa . 201 CHAPTER V. THEORIES OF THE REFORMATION PERIOD, . 221 Socinian and Rationalist views of the Atonement, why excluded from the present Inquiry 202 Differences of Catholic and Protestant doctrine bearing upon it 204 The Catholic doctrine of Original Righteousness, Sin, and Justification. 207 Lutheran doctrine on these subjects 210 Calvinist doctrine 217 Reaction against teaching of Reformers begins with Osiander It is taken up by the Anabaptists . 223 Socinianism. 223 Arminianism 224 Quakerism 226 Swedenborg 228 Grotius' treatise on Satisfaction analysed 230 Remarks upon it 236 General Characteristics of later Catholic Theology French Theologians.—Malebranche and Arnauld The Atonement and the Eucharist NOTE I. TO CHAPTER VI. ON THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SACRIFICE OF THE CROSS AND THE EUCHARIST Recapitulation and Summary of Teaching on the Atonement Reflections suggested by it.-Suffering the true bond of Sympathy and The love of Beauty interpreted . The pledge of Divine compassion |