Cyclopaedia Of Religious Denominations

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Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331476436
Total Pages : 416 pages
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Download or read book Cyclopædia of Religious Denominations written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Cyclopaedia of Religious Denominations: Containing Authentic Accounts of the Different Creeds and Systems Prevailing Throughout the World IN a country where universal toleration of religious opinions pre vails, it occurred to the Publishers that a work in which the principles of the various Denominations were authoritatively stated would prove acceptable to the public: The attempt to prepare such a work is now for the first time made in this country; and although there are a few unavoidable omissions, still the volume will be found to embrace, as a whole, a complete view of the tenets and history of the chief reli gious bodies in the British dominions, as well as in other lands. In order to the successful carrying out of the idea of the work, the most perfect impartiality was necessary; and, accordingly, no editorial alterations or remarks have been admitted, the articles being precisely as they were furnished by their authors. From the very nature of the work, it is evident 'that'it must comprise the most diverse and con icting views; and, on this account, the Publishers have deemed it proper to prefix a short introductory statement, by a member of the Evangelical Alliance, of the principles most generally held in com mon by the Churches of Christendom, to which they are permitted to add, by the kind permission of the proprietors of the Christian Times, the valuable harmony OF confessions, which lately appeared in suc cessive numbers of that Journal. The Publishers have also to acknow ledge their obligations to the various contributors to the volume, for the frank manner in which they acquiesced in the application made to them for their co-operation. The contributions speak'for them selves. For the articles on Mahometanism, Zoroastrianism, and Brahminism, which they in vain endeavoured to obtain from ad herents of the systems, they are indebted to Mr. Bell, late of Bombay. 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."