Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors By James Freeman Clarke “Soleo enim in allena castra transire, non tanquam transfuga, sed tanquam explorator.”—SENECA, _Epistolæ_, 2. “Fiat lux. Cupio refelli, ubi aberrarim; nihil majus, nihil aliud quam veritatem efflagito.”—THOMAS BURNET, _Arch. Phil._ Fourteenth Edition. Boston: American Unitarian Association. 1880. CONTENTS Preface. Chapter I. Introduction. § 1. Object and Character of this Book. § 2. Progress requires that we should look back as well as forward. § 3. Orthodoxy as Right Belief. § 4. Orthodoxy as the Doctrine of the Majority. Objections. § 5. Orthodoxy as the Oldest Doctrine. Objections. § 6. Orthodoxy as the Doctrine held by all. § 7. Orthodoxy, as a Formula, not to be found. § 8. Orthodoxy as Convictions underlying Opinions. § 9. Substantial Truth and Formal Error in all great Doctrinal Systems. § 10. Importance of this Distinction. § 11. The Orthodox and Liberal Parties in New England. Chapter II. The Principle And Idea Of Orthodoxy Stated And Examined. § 1. The Principle of Orthodoxy defined. § 2. Logical Genesis of the Principle of Orthodoxy. § 3. Orthodoxy assumed to be the Belief of the Majority. § 4. Heterodoxy thus becomes sinful. § 5. The Doctrine of Essentials and Non-essentials leads to Rome. § 6. Fallacy in this Orthodox Argument. § 7. The three Tendencies in the Church. § 8. The Party of Works. § 9. The Party of Emotion in Christianity. § 10. The Faith Party in Religion. § 11. Truth in the Orthodox Idea. § 12. Error in the Orthodox Principle. § 13. Faith, Knowledge, Belief, Opinion. Chapter III. The Orthodox Idea Of Natural And Revealed Religion; Or, Naturalism And Supernaturalism. § 1. Meaning of Natural and Supernatural. § 2. The Creation Supernatural. § 3. The Question stated. § 4. Argument of the Supernaturalist from successive Geologic Creations. § 5. Supernatural Argument from Human Freedom. § 6. Supernatural Events not necessarily Violations of Law. § 7. Life and History contain Supernatural Events. § 8. The Error of Orthodox Supernaturalism. § 9. No Conflict between Naturalism and Supernaturalism. § 10. Further Errors of Orthodox Supernaturalism—Gulf between Christianity and all other Religions. § 11. Christianity considered unnatural, as well as supernatural by being made hostile to the Nature of Man. Chapter IV. Truths And Errors As Regards Miracles. § 1. The Subject stated. Four Questions concerning Miracles. § 2. The Definition of a Miracle. § 3. The different Explanations of the Miracles of the Bible. § 4. Criticism on these Different Views of Miracles. § 5.