Modern Civilisation in Relation to Christianity: A Series of EssaysWilliam Blackwood & Sons, 1864 - 128 sider |
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... object in view throughout . Regarding Religion as the ultimate element of social cohesion , and Christianity as supply- ing the only force that can secure for civilised communities continued progress , he has striven to bring our social ...
... object in view throughout . Regarding Religion as the ultimate element of social cohesion , and Christianity as supply- ing the only force that can secure for civilised communities continued progress , he has striven to bring our social ...
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... object to establish and illustrate in the few papers that are to follow . Not that we mean to con- fine ourselves to the theory as propounded by Mr Buckle , or to adhere to any rigid method , or pursue any formal argument . Indeed , we ...
... object to establish and illustrate in the few papers that are to follow . Not that we mean to con- fine ourselves to the theory as propounded by Mr Buckle , or to adhere to any rigid method , or pursue any formal argument . Indeed , we ...
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... object of human activity ! No , indeed , there is a principle of RIGHT , for which men have striven , suffered , and bled in all ages - a principle of WRONG which they have resisted to the death - and with a firmness and decision which ...
... object of human activity ! No , indeed , there is a principle of RIGHT , for which men have striven , suffered , and bled in all ages - a principle of WRONG which they have resisted to the death - and with a firmness and decision which ...
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... object to seek the welfare of others as we do our own , till we " love our neighbour as ourselves . " So , it is Christianity that can do that for us which Utilitarianism -- affecting to array itself in its beneficent garments -only ...
... object to seek the welfare of others as we do our own , till we " love our neighbour as ourselves . " So , it is Christianity that can do that for us which Utilitarianism -- affecting to array itself in its beneficent garments -only ...
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... object - as regards those placed under it - of moral law . Such misconceptions are rooted deep in human thought , and imbedded in human speech . Innumerable terms of contrast embody them- " Favourable " and " unfavourable ...
... object - as regards those placed under it - of moral law . Such misconceptions are rooted deep in human thought , and imbedded in human speech . Innumerable terms of contrast embody them- " Favourable " and " unfavourable ...
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