Natural Religion: The Gifford Lectures Delivered Before the University of Glasgow in 1888Longmans, Green, 1907 - 608 pages |
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... common , and yet they were all inspired and directed by one and the same purpose . During the last fifty years I believe I have never lost sight of the pole - star that guided my course from the first , and I hope it will be seen by the ...
... common , and yet they were all inspired and directed by one and the same purpose . During the last fifty years I believe I have never lost sight of the pole - star that guided my course from the first , and I hope it will be seen by the ...
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... common purpose in the work of all seekers after truth we need not lose heart , however keenly we may feel the imperfection of our own work , the little we have done com- pared with what we might have done . Our very mistakes may become ...
... common purpose in the work of all seekers after truth we need not lose heart , however keenly we may feel the imperfection of our own work , the little we have done com- pared with what we might have done . Our very mistakes may become ...
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... common to gods and heroes of different names . - Rudra , Apollon , Wuotan . — Myths agreeing in one and differing in other names . - Varuna and Ormazd . — III . The Psychological School . — Völker - psycho- logie . - Advantages in ...
... common to gods and heroes of different names . - Rudra , Apollon , Wuotan . — Myths agreeing in one and differing in other names . - Varuna and Ormazd . — III . The Psychological School . — Völker - psycho- logie . - Advantages in ...
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... common , motives of a man who wishes to see his own peculiar views of religion perpetuated for the benefit of mankind . He would have ranked among the pious founders and benefactors of this country , by the side of Chichele , Wolsey ...
... common , motives of a man who wishes to see his own peculiar views of religion perpetuated for the benefit of mankind . He would have ranked among the pious founders and benefactors of this country , by the side of Chichele , Wolsey ...
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... common ; thirdly , in an attempt to discover , on the strength of the evidence thus collected , what is the true nature , the origin , and purpose of all religion . I ask , then , Where is the danger ? And why should our Universities ...
... common ; thirdly , in an attempt to discover , on the strength of the evidence thus collected , what is the true nature , the origin , and purpose of all religion . I ask , then , Where is the danger ? And why should our Universities ...
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acts Agnosticism ancient animals Apollon Aryan Avesta become believe Brahmans Buddha Buddhism called century character Christian Comparative Mythology concepts Confucius cosmological argument dawn definition of religion deity derived dialects discovered divine doubt Dyaus earliest earth etymology evolution existence express fact feeling fetishism finite German gods grammar Greek growth guage heaven Hibbert Lectures Historical School human mind hymns idea India Indra infinite instance knowledge Latin laws likewise meaning meant modern moral myth Natural Religion Natural Theology never object origin Ormazd perception philosophers phonetic poets possess present question races recognised religious Rig-veda Roman root Sacred Books Sanskrit savages scholars Science of Language Science of Religion seems Semitic sense speak spirit spoken supposed supreme Theology theory things thought tion told trace translated tribes true Upanishads Varuna Veda Vedic Vedic religion word worship Wuotan Zeus Zoroaster