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William J. Potter, The Two Traditions
William J. Potter, “The Two Traditions, Ecclesiastical and Scientific,” The Radical Review, 1, 1 (May 1877), 1-24. THE TWO TRADITIONS, ECCLESIASTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC I PROPOSE to treat in this paper two views of Tradition; one of them very old, the other comparatively new. The old view is ecclesiastical, the new view is scientific. The old view is that which commonly goes by the name of Tradition in theological discussion. The new view has not yet received the name, but on etymological grounds might fairly claim it. I shall have to begin with some very familiar and elementary statements, but trust […]