He may not realize that the term only came into use in the 11th century, and then only in the Western church, or that every week hundreds of millions of Orthodox Christians and Protestants are nurtured by the bread and wine of communion without reference to that doctrinal definition.
Most scholars do not connect the letter the Elder mentions with 2 John, since 3 John does not contain any reference to the doctrinal controversy described in 2 John, and argue that the Elder is here referring to a previous letter of recommendation.
These are the Twenty Verses (Viṃśatikākārikā & Viṃśatikāvṛtti), the Thirty Verses (Triṃśikākārikā), and the Three Natures Exposition (Trisvabhāvanirdeśa). See the section on doctrinal positions and works for references to English translations.
It referred to the "doctrinal novelty of . . .
Tychism is a fundamental doctrinal part of Peirce's mature view, and reference to his tychism provides an added reason for Peirce's insisting on the irreducible fallibilism of inquiry.
Dogma (Latin decretum, Greek dogma) has come to have a more specific reference to the distillate of doctrines: those first (basic or axiomatic) principles at the heart of doctrinal reflection, professed as essential by all the faithful.
It is unclear whether the reference is specifically to the Canons or to the Mozi doctrinal essays.
3. See the section on doctrinal positions and works for a discussion of this work and references to English translations.
The opening three chapters are rich in biblical and literary references and bear the mark of Benedict, a theologian who was head of the Vatican's doctrinal office for 25 years before becoming pope in 2005.
Predestination was its doctrinal core.
