Excerpt from Creeds and Churches: Studies in Symbolics As a'guide to the historical study of Creeds and their vital significance Principal Stewart's volume will be welcomed. Theology possessed in Principal Stewart a distinguished philosophical student, trained to observe with unbiassed detachment, and yet also a man deeply interested in the actual life and work of the Churches. Discussion of such subjects as Heresy, Venial Error and permissible Divergence, the rival claims of the theological inquirer and the guardians of our doctrinal heritage, Papal Infallibility, Ecclesiastical Unity, the necessity, philosophical and practical, for doctrinal definition, Creeds and the Bible, and Creed Revision, appropriately finds a place in the volume, which should be all the more welcome inasmuch as its constant arm 18 brevity so far as is consistent with lucidity. The text of the volume is practically as Principal Stewart finally passed it for publication. The editor is responsible for the notes, appendices. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.