Moral assessment:
Type: Thought
Nothing inappropriate.
Requires prior general knowledge of the subject.
Readers with knowledgeable about the subject matter.
Contains doctrinal errors of some importance.
Whilst not being explicitly against the faith, the general approach or its main points are ambiguous or opposed to the Church’s teachings.
Incompatible with Catholic doctrine.
Written in 1845, as Newman was about to become a Catholic. Distinguishes true development of doctrine within the Church as a living organism from false development. Requires solid intellectual formation.