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Excerpt from Popular Christianity: Its Transition State and Probable Development
I have strongly protested against the finality so generally conceded to the Reformation of the six teenth century, and the shallow (so called) evan gelical Christianity that has been founded upon it. It seems 'to be supposed that to protest against Popery was to establish God's truth in the world. The awakened intelligence of the age, however, now expects something more from that great his torical event than the barren triumph of one sect over another, and. Regards the Protestantism of the Reformation as no more final than the rival decrees of the Council of Trent. A religion founded on protests is, at best, but'a negative one; and, if the attempt be continued to establish the finality of the Reformed religion, the world will soon be in protest against Protestantism itself.
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Titel: Popular Christianity Its Transition State ...
Verlag: Forgotten Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Einband: PAP
Zustand: New
Anbieter: Forgotten Books, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book examines the transition undergone by Christianity in the nineteenth century, in which popular religious beliefs increasingly abandoned superstition in favor of rationalism. The author traces this transformation, focusing on the influence of philosophical skepticism on the interpretation of scripture and the rejection of traditional dogma. The book highlights the tension between the Church's attempts to maintain authority and the growing demand for intellectual freedom in religious matters. It explores the challenges to the Church's doctrines and practices posed by scientific and social changes, and considers the emergence of a more personal and ethical understanding of Christianity. The book argues that this transition was a necessary stage in the evolution of Christianity, allowing it to adapt to the modern world while preserving its core principles. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781331074960_0
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