---
title: 'Catholicism'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'John Williamson Nevin'
date: 1851-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
- 'Missions (General)'
- 'Creeds and Confessions'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 8'
- 'Mark 16'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/nevin-1851-catholicism
---

# Catholicism

Argues that 'catholic' in the Creed denotes organic universality—the Church as a living whole, not a mere sum of parts. Christianity's mission is both extensive (to all nations) and intensive (inner renewal).

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