Protestantism And Catholicity Compared In Their Effects On The Civilization Of Europe - Softcover

Balmes, J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 141795700X ISBN 13: 9781417957002

Verlag: Kessinger Publishing Co, 2005

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Protestantism And Catholicity Compared In Their Effects On The Civilization Of Europe is a book written by the Spanish philosopher and theologian, Balmes, in which he compares the impacts of Protestantism and Catholicism on the development of European civilization. The book delves into the historical, social, and cultural contexts of both religions and their influence on the progress of European society. Balmes argues that Catholicism has had a more positive impact on European civilization, as it has promoted unity, stability, and social harmony, while Protestantism has led to fragmentation, individualism, and social disintegration. The book is a comprehensive analysis of the two religions and their role in shaping the course of European history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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The shocks have been so rude, that the earth has, as it were, opened under our feet; and the human mind, which, full of pride and haughtiness, but lately advanced on a triumphal car amid acclamations and cries of victory, has been alarmed and stopped in its career. Absorbed by an important thought, overcome by a profound reflection, it has asked itself, What am I? whence do I come? what is my destination? Religious questions have regained their high importance; and when they might have been supposed to have been scattered by the breath of indifference, or almost annihilated by the astonishing development of material interests, by the progress of the natural and exact sciences, by the continually increasing ardour of political debates, we have seen that, so far from having been stifled by the immense weight which seemed to have overwhelmed them, they have reappeared on a sudden in all their magnitude, in their gigantic form, predominant over society, and reaching from the heavens to the abyss. This disposition of mens minds naturally drew their attention to the religious revolution of the sixteenth century; it was natural that they should ask what this revolution had done to promote the interests of humanity. Unhappily, great mistakes have been made in this inquiry. Either because they have looked at the facts through the distorted medium of sectarian prejudice, or because they have only considered them superficially, men have arrived at the conclusion, that the reformers of the sixteenth century conferred a signal benefit on the nations of Europe, by contributing to the development of science, of the arts, of human liberty, and of every thing which is comprised in the word civilization.
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• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 141795700X
• ISBN 13: 9781417957002
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 504
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