The Churches And Modern Thought

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"The Churches and Modern Thought: An inquiry into the grounds of unbelief and an appeal for candour" by Vivian Phelips is a compelling book that looks to examine the gap between truth, belief, and religion. Starting by explaining the situation of belief and the growing popularity of people leaving the church and moving on to the idea of miracles and the critiques many have about the bible during her time, this book is thought-provoking and still remarkably relevant.

Excerpt from The Churches and Modern Thought, an Inquiry Into the Grounds of Unbelief and an Appeal for Candour "This book," writes one of its clerical critics, "is evidently the honest, outspoken opinion of one who, having been brought up in an unquestioning acceptance of the orthodox doctrines of Christianity, has gradually drifted into the extreme of Rationalism." Up to a certain point my friend is right. I was indeed brought up in an unquestioning acceptance of the orthodox teachings of Christianity; but, while my conversion to Rationalism has certainly been gradual, I may fairly claim that the process has been something very different from merely drifting. Long and careful study, the reluctant abandonment of a cherished belief, the adoption of an attitude which is unpopular and which distresses many who are near and dear to me, the practical application of the principles of Rationalism to daily life, involving as it does the serious step of bringing up ray children in strict accordance with my firm convictions - these are surely not the ways of one who has permitted himself to drift. A man might - he often does - drift into indifferentism, or, now that theology is so liberal and heterodoxy so rife, into latitudinarianism, but hardly into "the extreme of Rationalism." In presenting a new edition, I may say at once that, although the work has been carefully revised, the actual corrections found necessary are unimportant, and, for the most part, purely literary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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