Natural Religion: The Gifford Lectures Delivered Before the University of Glasgow in 1888Longmans, Green, 1907 - 608 pages |
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... understand what I mean by saying that the whole history of the world has been changed by them , that not only have ever so many base- less fabrics been swept away , but the study of man or of mankind has assumed a new mean- ing and a ...
... understand what I mean by saying that the whole history of the world has been changed by them , that not only have ever so many base- less fabrics been swept away , but the study of man or of mankind has assumed a new mean- ing and a ...
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... understanding between those who now stand opposed to each other , the believers and unbelievers , as they are called , unaware that as we all see through a glass darkly , we can only speak through our words faintly , and not always ...
... understanding between those who now stand opposed to each other , the believers and unbelievers , as they are called , unaware that as we all see through a glass darkly , we can only speak through our words faintly , and not always ...
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... understands by Natural Theology and by sound views , and what subjects he wishes particu- larly to be taught . ' Natural Theology , ' he says , ' in the widest sense of that term , is the Knowledge of God , the Infinite , the All , the ...
... understands by Natural Theology and by sound views , and what subjects he wishes particu- larly to be taught . ' Natural Theology , ' he says , ' in the widest sense of that term , is the Knowledge of God , the Infinite , the All , the ...
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... understand why I call the foundation of these Lectureships a sign , and a very important sign , of the times . Our nineteenth century , which will soon have passed away , has been described as a cen- tury of progress and enlightenment ...
... understand why I call the foundation of these Lectureships a sign , and a very important sign , of the times . Our nineteenth century , which will soon have passed away , has been described as a cen- tury of progress and enlightenment ...
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... understand what we mean by the natural and what by the historical sciences , we shall quickly understand each other ; or , if we differ still , we may at all events agree to differ . Without it , all wrangling pro or con is mere waste ...
... understand what we mean by the natural and what by the historical sciences , we shall quickly understand each other ; or , if we differ still , we may at all events agree to differ . Without it , all wrangling pro or con is mere waste ...
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