Author : John Laurence Von Mosheim
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ISBN 13 : 9781330560846
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (68 download)
Book Synopsis Institutes of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 1 of 4 by : John Laurence Von Mosheim
Download or read book Institutes of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 1 of 4 written by John Laurence Von Mosheim and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Institutes of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 1 of 4: Ancient and Modern The latitudinarian and infidel habits which ranged with unusual boldness over most of the eighteenth century, and gained a perfect mastery over France about its close, have now been stopped in their pernicious course by a decided reaction. It is true, that no one any longer advocates intolerance, and that legal restraints upon liberty of conscience are very generally abandoned. But it is equally true that public opinion has not forsaken the narrow maxims of an earlier day from the prevalence of a shallow, supercilious contempt for all religious, as alike undeserving of notice from enlightened minds. On the contrary, religious questions are among those which most extensively engage a liberal curiosity. Nor is there any department of them more generally circulated than the historical. Men are become fully aware that the history of religion must be known by all who would understand its doctrines critically, or estimate its bearing upon passing events with sufficient accuracy. Hence works upon this branch of learning have recently appeared with unwonted profusion. Numerous contributions of considerable value have been made to the stock of ecclesiastical biography, and many able authors have illustrated the history of insulated churches and periods. 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.