Comparative Theology, book by H. H. Pope Shenouda III

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1	1) Introduction	Forward
2		One Faith and Sound Doctrine
3	2) Baptism	The disagreements between us Orthodox and the Protestants regarding Baptism
4		The Efficacious of Baptism
5		Baptism is the Task of the Clergymen
6		The Necessity of Baptism Ever Since the Establishment of the Church
7		Baptism by Immersion
8		Paedobaptism (Infant Baptism)
9		If baptism is renewal of life, why do we sin after being baptised?
10		Does baptism still carry its efficacious if the clergyman who administers it is a malefactor?
11		How was the Penitent Thief saved without baptism?
12		Baptism and the verse: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved
13		If baptism is so important. were the prophets of the Old Testament baptized?
14		Is salvation through the word and not through water?
15		What is the position of water in salvation and the second birth?
16		The importance of water and its symbols in the Holy Bible
17		Water and Blood
18		Does water have all these efficacious?
19		Would it not be better if we say that baptism is rising with Christ and not dying with Him because death is harmful and not beneficial whereas rising is beneficial?
20		Why is there death in baptism? And what is its importance?
21		Why should a person whose parents were baptised and saved from Adam's sin, be baptised as well?
22	3) Tradition	Seniority of Tradition
23		The Holy Bible does not mention everything
24		Tradition is taken from the teachings of the Apostles
25		Benefits of Tradition
26		Valid and invalid Tradition
27		Church Authority in Teaching and Legislation
28		Conditions of sound Tradition
29		The Apostles commanded that Tradition be preserved
30		Protestans have their own Tradition
31	4) Intercession	Difference between the Mediation of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Intercessions of the Saints
32		Examples of Intercession
33		Do angels and saints know our condition on earth?
34		The saints' favour with the Lord
35		The spirituality of asking the prayers of the saints
36	5) Veneration of St. Mary, and Her Perpetual Virginity	The Veneration of St. Mary the Virgin
37		Venerating the Virgin Mary
38		Titles of Virgin Mary
39		The Virgin’s Feasts
40		The Virgin Is the True Vine
41		The Virgin Is the Gate of Life and the Gate of Salvation
42		Is It Correct to Pray to the Virgin?
43		The Perpetual Virginity of the Virgin Mary
44		The phrase “her firstborn Son”
45		The phrase “your wife”
46		The sentence “before they came together, she was found with child”
47		The sentence “did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son”
48		The phrase ‘His brothers’
49	6) Fasting	The disagreements between us Orthodox and the Protestants regarding Fasting
50		Reply to the objection concerning fasting in secret
51		Reply to the objection: Is communal fasting a Biblical doctrine or not?
52		Reply to the objection of fasting in set times
53		Reply to the phrase "...let no one judge you"
54		Reply to the subject of vegetarian food
55		Reply to the objection concerning abstaining from certain foods
56		Church authority in organizing worship
57	7) The Spiritual Gifts and the Gift of Tongues	The Spiritual Gifts and the Gift of Tongues
58		The Pentecostal Movement and the Gift of Speaking in Tongues
59		Speaking in tongues
60	8) Repentance	Repentance is a sacrament
61		Repentance and confession
62		Repentance and the Church
63		Repentance and salvation
64		Repentance and the work of Grace
65		Repentance and experiences
66		Repentance, joy and contrition
67		Repentance and newness of life
68		Repentance precedes all other sacraments
69		Repentance, conduct and deeds
70	9) Ritual Disagreements	Veneration of the Cross
71		Facing the East
72		The Sanctuary and the Altar
73		Incense
74		Lights and Candles
75		Pictures and Icons

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Comparative Theology, book by H. H. Pope Shenouda III