F. D. Maurice

The Kingdom of Christ

Volume II

or, Hints to a Quaker respecting the Principles, Constitution, and Ordinances of the Catholic Church

First published
1838
Length
128,000 words, about 9 hours' reading

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The second volume continues the search for the signs of a universal and spiritual society (the Creeds, forms of worship, the Eucharist, the ministry, and the Scriptures), weighing at each step the objections of the Quaker, the Protestant, the rationalist and the Romanist.

It goes on to the relations of the Church with national bodies, and closes with the English Church and the systems that divide it: the Liberal, the Evangelical, and the High Church. Throughout, Maurice directs the reader away from sectarianism and toward the living reality of God’s Kingdom.

Contents

  1. Contents
  2. Part II. (Continued) of the Catholic Church and the Romish System
    1. Chapter IV. (Continued) the Signs of a Universal and Spiritual Society
      1. Section II. The Creeds
        1. Objections. The Quaker
        2. Modern Protestant Objections
        3. Rationalistic Objections
        4. The Romish System
      2. Section III. Forms of Worship
        1. Objections. The Quaker
        2. The Pure Protestant
        3. The Philosopher
        4. The Romish System
      3. Section IV. The Eucharist
        1. Objections. The Quaker
        2. The Zuinglian, the Calvinist, the Lutheran
        3. Rationalistic Objections
        4. The Romish System
      4. Section V. The Ministry
        1. The Quaker
        2. The Presbyterian
        3. Objections to an absolving power in ministers
        4. The followers of Mr. Irving
        5. The Philosophical Objector
        6. The Romish System
      5. Section VI. The Scriptures
        1. The Romish System
    2. Chapter V. On the Relations of the Church with National Bodies
      1. Introductory
      2. Section I. Objections of the Quaker
      3. Section II. The Pure Theocratist
      4. Section III. The Separatist
      5. Section IV. The Patrician
      6. Section V. The Modern Statesman
      7. Section VI. The Modern Interpreters of Prophecy
  3. Part III. The English Church and the Systems Which Divide It
    1. Chapter I. How Far This Subject Is Connected with Those Previously Discussed
      1. Section I. Do the Signs or a Universal and Spiritual Constitution Exist in England?
      2. Section II. Does the Universal Society in England Exist Apart from Its Civil Institutions, or in Union with Them?
      3. Section III. What Is the Form of Character Which Belongs Especially to Englishmen? to What Kind of Depravation Is It Liable?
    2. Chapter II. Modern English Systems
      1. Section I. The Liberal System; the Evangelical System; the High Church or Catholic System
      2. Section II. Reflections on These Systems, and on Our Position Generally
  4. Note on the Athanasian Creed