Natural Religion: The Gifford Lectures Delivered Before the University of Glasgow in 1888Longmans, Green, 1898 - 608 pages |
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... called his- torical evolution , in the earliest history of mankind . This could be done and was done by introducing historical method where for- merly we had to be satisfied with mere theories or postulates , so that at the present ...
... called his- torical evolution , in the earliest history of mankind . This could be done and was done by introducing historical method where for- merly we had to be satisfied with mere theories or postulates , so that at the present ...
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... called Eceptics or agnostics or freethinkers , provided only that the ' patrons ' will use diligence to secure that they be able reverent men , true thinkers , sincere lovers of and earnest inquirers after truth . Fifth , I wish the ...
... called Eceptics or agnostics or freethinkers , provided only that the ' patrons ' will use diligence to secure that they be able reverent men , true thinkers , sincere lovers of and earnest inquirers after truth . Fifth , I wish the ...
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... the Founder of this lectureship , who wished religion to be treated ' without reference to or reliance upon any supposed exceptional and so - called miracu- ! lous revelation . ' But those who use that 8 . LECTURE I.
... the Founder of this lectureship , who wished religion to be treated ' without reference to or reliance upon any supposed exceptional and so - called miracu- ! lous revelation . ' But those who use that 8 . LECTURE I.
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... called this peculiar phase or affection of language a kind of disease , though , like many dis- eases , it ought really to be recognised as a recuperative crisis in the youthful constitution of the human mind . In some few cases only ...
... called this peculiar phase or affection of language a kind of disease , though , like many dis- eases , it ought really to be recognised as a recuperative crisis in the youthful constitution of the human mind . In some few cases only ...
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... called re- ligion . Is Buddhism a Religion ? Now it is quite true , we may so define religion that the name could not be applied to Buddhism ; but the question is , who has the right so to narrow the defini- tion of the word ' religion ...
... called re- ligion . Is Buddhism a Religion ? Now it is quite true , we may so define religion that the name could not be applied to Buddhism ; but the question is , who has the right so to narrow the defini- tion of the word ' religion ...
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