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The Foundation of Religious Fear (Classic Reprint)

Author : Hermann Gollancz
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483145894
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book The Foundation of Religious Fear (Classic Reprint) written by Hermann Gollancz and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Foundation of Religious Fear Of the 18 Chapters contained in the present volume, there are several which must make a strong appeal to such as are in trouble and the troubled spirit of the brave little people which is now undergoing a national martyr dom may derive comfort and strength from the wisdom of its lofty directions. Hence the terms of the dedication. 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.

The Foundation of Religious Fear

Author : Hermann Gollancz
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781332994335
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (943 download)

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Download or read book The Foundation of Religious Fear written by Hermann Gollancz and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Foundation of Religious Fear: Translated for the First Time From the Hebrew Learning without religious fear is as a woman of contradictions, disobedient, and lacking in manners, one who makes her eyes look large by the use of rouge and eye-paint, and adorns herself with necklaces and ear-rings. What is the use of all her beauty and splendour, when her clothing is untidy, and her true nature is disclosed? 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.

The Faith of a Quaker (Classic Reprint)

Author : John William Graham
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Faith of a Quaker (Classic Reprint) written by John William Graham and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Faith of a Quaker There arise also the insistent questions which beset all mystics, and which in Quakerism demanded a corporate, instead of an individual, answer. Was the light infallible? Was the claim to it an assumption of spiritual exaltation. 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.

The Sufficiency and Defects of the English Communion Office (Classic Reprint)

Author : A. G. Walpole Sayer
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sufficiency and Defects of the English Communion Office (Classic Reprint) written by A. G. Walpole Sayer and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Sufficiency and Defects of the English Communion Office HE object which led to the enterprise of this subject was essentially practical. Considerable outcry had been raised against the interpolation into the service by the Celebrant of parts of the Unreformed Office. The outcry interpreted this action as throwing doubt or discredit on the Office of our Church. And this interpretation is justified by the open avowals of many who are addicted to this practice. They allege defect or deficiency in our Office. Others, indeed, without such allegation or conscious admission, defend their interpolations as conducing to greater fulness or richness. The object of this work in part'is to attempt to disprove the charges of insufficiency and to show the redundancy of such interpolations. The nature of the interpolations in View has been already defined. There is no reference to any private1 intercessions or devo tions of the Celebrant, but to the direct interpolation of portions of other Offices. 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.

The Classical Marxist Critiques of Religion: Marx, Engels, Lenin, Kautsky

Author : D.B. McKown
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9789024716562
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book The Classical Marxist Critiques of Religion: Marx, Engels, Lenin, Kautsky written by D.B. McKown and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1975-05-31 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In view of the enormous number of works on Marxism in general and in light of the many books and articles touching on the relationship of Marxism to religion in particular, it may fairly be asked why yet another such work should be produced. My reply is that in eliciting answers to the kinds of questions posed by the methodology I have used, it was necessary to go to the primary sources almost exclusively. This is not to bemoan a sad fate but to affirm that there are notable deficiencies in the secondary sources relevant to my topic. By way of general indictment, I contend that the major difficulty with existing studies of the Marxist critique of religion is that their authors, whether expositors or critics, have failed both to specify their own presuppositions concerning religion and to approach the subject with an adequate comprehension of its many dimensions. Since, in most cases, the reader is equally unprepared, anthropologically, sociologically, psychologically, and historically, for clear and informed thought in this vast and nebulous area, the result has been widespread confusion. As if this were not enough, numerous writers with little more than polemical interests have compounded the confusion by failing to distinguish between religion in general and their own brands of faith in particular. Others have not discriminated between the concepts of metaphysics and the supernatural items of religious belief.

Reason and Dogma

Author : Henry Truro Bray
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365665168
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (651 download)

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Download or read book Reason and Dogma written by Henry Truro Bray and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reason and Dogma: Or Footprints of a Soul Calamity, distress, want, fear, praise, awe, and won der are the foundation - stones of all early religious tem ples, and the chief impulses to all primitive devotional acts. Nor have these forces lost their sway today, for over minds Of low degree they always have control. But as one advances in the scale of civilization, becomes ac quainted with the laws of nature and his own being, he becomes more and more free from the tyranny of fear, yielding to the voice of reason only, or to the sweet com mands of love and duty. The noble soul can never re ceive nor offer services given for the sake of reward, or with the hope Of escaping punishment; but such a man yields his whole being to the drawings of love or to the sense of conscious duty. It is evident, therefore, that among all religious motives these two are incomparably the highest and noblest; and being highest and best, the soul that yields to them is doubly blest: he is happy in the service he renders, and the service itself ennobles his being. To get the noble man's service, therefore, he must be reasonably appealed to on the ground of duty or love, and not on those of fear or favor. The fact that the average appeal of the Christian pulpit is not made on the grounds of duty or love, shows in general the quality of the minds to whom the appeal is made, and the vicious character of the creed on which the appeal is founded. 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.

The Pursuit of Belief - Christian Classics Collection

Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20390 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Pursuit of Belief - Christian Classics Collection written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 20390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited religious collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Scripture: Bible First Clement Second Clement Didache Epistle of Barnabas Shepherd of Hermas The Infancy Gospel of Thomas Apocalypse of Peter History: History of the Christian Church (Philip Schaff) Creeds of Christendom (Philip Schaff) Philosophy of Religion: The Confessions of St. Augustine (St. Augustine) On the Incarnation (Athanasius of Alexandria) On the Soul and the Resurrection (Gregory of Nyssa) On the Holy Spirit (Basil the Great) Pastoral Care (Pope Gregory I) An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (John of Damascus) Summa Theologica (Saint Thomas Aquinas) The Imitation of Christ (Thomas à Kempis) A Treatise on Christian Liberty (Martin Luther) The Interior Castle (St. Teresa of Ávila) The Practice of the Presence of God (Brother Lawrence) The Age of Reason (Thomas Paine) The Natural History of Religion (David Hume) Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (David Hume) The Religious Affections (Jonathan Edwards) The Essence of Christianity (Ludwig Feuerbach) Beyond Good and Evil (Nietzsche) All of Grace (Charles Spurgeon) Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness (Andrew Murray) Orthodoxy (Chesterton) The Everlasting Man (Chesterton) The Sovereignty of God (Arthur Pink) The Kingdom of God Is Within You (Tolstoy) Religious Fiction: Divine Comedy (Dante) Paradise Lost (John Milton) The Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan) Zadig (Voltaire) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (Lew Wallace) Quo Vadis (Henryk Sienkiewicz) In His Steps (Charles M. Sheldon) The Story of the Other Wise Man (Henry Van Dyke) The Ball and the Cross (Chesterton) The Enchanted Barn (Grace Livingston Hill) The Grand Inquisitor (Dostoevsky Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship (Goethe) Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Nietzsche) Spirituality: The Conduct of Life (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Lessons in Truth (H. Emilie Cady) As a Man Thinketh (James Allen) Thoughts are Things (Prentice Mulford) The Game of Life and How to Play It (Florence Scovel Shinn)

Has Spiritualism Any Foundation in the Bible? (Classic Reprint)

Author : Lewis L. Evarts
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780259561569
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Has Spiritualism Any Foundation in the Bible? (Classic Reprint) written by Lewis L. Evarts and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Has Spiritualism Any Foundation in the Bible? If Christians had tho/roughly believed the Bible and acceptedits revelations in this regard, it may be that Modern Spiritual ism would never have been born. Now it must be stated that the author lays no claim to any phase of mediumship; he is but an humble student of the truth, and as this little book is sent out in the interest of the truth, free from all spirit of contro vetsy, he has no fears as to the ultimate results, whatever may be the opinion of bigots who are wise in their own conceit of the subject of which this book treats. And I am sure that no fair-minded, no philosophic thinker, will dream of treating it with derision or contempt. 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.

The Faith and Life of a Christian (Classic Reprint)

Author : Floyd Williams Tomkins
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333855833
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (558 download)

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Download or read book The Faith and Life of a Christian (Classic Reprint) written by Floyd Williams Tomkins and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Faith and Life of a Christian Christ is the same, yesterday, and to-day, and forever. We must bring men back to the Old Gospel foundation which can never change, and then they can be fear less in the midst of confusion and in their own strength inspire others with courage. 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.

The Fear of God

Author : John Bunyan
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781512177497
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (774 download)

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Download or read book The Fear of God written by John Bunyan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom," and "a fountain of life" - the foundation on which all wisdom rests, as well as the source from whence it emanates. Upon a principle so vastly important, all the subtle malignity of Satan has been directed, if possible to mislead the very elect; while the ungodly and impenitent fall under his devices. To the mind enlightened by Divine truth, the difference between a filial fear of offending God and the dread of punishment is very plain. Still, by the devil's sophistry, some of the most pious Christians have been puzzled and bewildered. Bunyan was not ignorant of Satan's devices, and he has roused the energies of his powerful mind, guided by Divine truth, to render this important doctrine so clear and easy to be understood, that the believer may not err. This rare volume, first published in 1679, soon became so scarce that Chandler, Wilson, Whitefield, and others, omitted it from their editions of Bunyan's works. At length it appeared in the more complete collection by Ryland and Mason, about 1780. Since then, it has been reprinted, somewhat modernized, by the Tract Society, from an original copy, discovered by that ardent lover of Bunyan, the Rev. Joseph Belcher. Of this edition, four thousand copies have been printed.

The Self-destruction of the West

Author : Damien François
Publisher : Editions Publibook
ISBN 13 : 2748337972
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book The Self-destruction of the West written by Damien François and published by Editions Publibook. This book was released on 2007 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voilà désormais plus de 10 000 ans que la civilisation occidentale s'est installée et voilà 10 000 ans qu'elle viole le sens même de la nature : la vie. En s'appropriant sans concession ce qui l'entourait, l'homme de l'Ouest a vu son horizon ployer sous la charge de la destruction qu'il lui avait lui-même réalisée. Sommes-nous des lycanthropes ou des vampires? Ces monstres si terrifiants qui sortent de notre imagination sont-ils en réalité la copie de notre comportement dévastateur? Prédateurs, nous pompons sans remords les énergies qui nous entourent. Jusqu'où ira-t-on?.

CSB Large Print Personal Size Reference Bible, Classic Mahogany LeatherTouch

Author : CSB Bibles by Holman
Publisher : Holman Bible Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1535955309
Total Pages : 1680 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book CSB Large Print Personal Size Reference Bible, Classic Mahogany LeatherTouch written by CSB Bibles by Holman and published by Holman Bible Publishers. This book was released on 2018-12-01 with total page 1680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The CSB Large Print Personal Size Reference Bible features large, easy-to-read 11.25-point type in a convenient trim size that is perfect for devotional reading, personal study, or use at church. The giant-print type also makes this Bible an ideal choice for ministry and preaching. Features include: Smyth-sewn binding, presentation page, two-column text, end-of-paragraph cross-references, topical subheadings, Words of Christ in red, 11.25-point type, concordance, and full-color maps. The CSB Large Print Personal Size Reference Bible features the highly readable, highly reliable text of the Christian Standard Bible (CSB). The CSB stays as literal as possible to the Bible's original meaning without sacrificing clarity, making it easier to engage with Scripture's life-transforming message and to share it with others.

The Varieties of Religious Experience

Author : William James
Publisher : The Floating Press
ISBN 13 : 1877527467
Total Pages : 824 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (775 download)

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Download or read book The Varieties of Religious Experience written by William James and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harvard psychologist and philosopher William James' The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature explores the nature of religion and, in James' observation, its divorce from science when studied academically. After publication in 1902 it quickly became a canonical text of philosophy and psychology, remaining in print through the entire century. "Scientific theories are organically conditioned just as much as religious emotions are; and if we only knew the facts intimately enough, we should doubtless see 'the liver' determining the dicta of the sturdy atheist as decisively as it does those of the Methodist under conviction anxious about his soul. When it alters in one way the blood that percolates it, we get the Methodist, when in another way, we get the atheist form of mind."

Considerations on the Foundation, Ends and Duties of the Christian Sabbath, and the Late Measures for Enforcing Its Observance (Classic Reprint)

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Author : William Paley
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333820473
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Considerations on the Foundation, Ends and Duties of the Christian Sabbath, and the Late Measures for Enforcing Its Observance (Classic Reprint) written by William Paley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Considerations on the Foundation, Ends and Duties of the Christian Sabbath, and the Late Measures for Enforcing Its Observance There are worry, we apprehend. Who think it necessary to hold the mind in a peculiar, fixed, and somewhat constrained posture, who tool as if mung! To put an unusual tension on their thoughts and emotions ghout that day, thus interpreting what they sup pose to be written in scripture, that they 'should not think their own thoughts' on the Sabbath. We cannot agree with them. Se vere studies, it is found, require relaxation immediately to follow them. We would have a state of devotion unusually fixed and in. Tense during a portion of the day, but for another portion, we can see nothing to object to easy and cheerful conversation, to the kind and enlivening intercourse of relatives and friends, happy and Mild to God, that he has opened to them amidst the pressing cares of life, a season of rest, devotion, and social intercourse. 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.

Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion

Author : Jacques Waardenburg
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110473593
Total Pages : 751 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion written by Jacques Waardenburg and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-01-23 with total page 751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waardenburg’s magisterial essay traces the rise and development of the academic study of religion from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, outlining the establishment of the discipline, its connections with other fields, religion as a subject of research, and perspectives on a phenomenological study of religion. Futhermore a second part comprises an anthology of texts from 41 scholars whose work was programmatic in the evolution of the academic study of religion. Each chapter presents a particular approach, theory, and method relevant to the study of religion. The pieces selected for this volume were taken from the discipline of religious studies as well as from related fields, such as anthropology, sociology, and psychology, to name a few.

Subject Guide to Books in Print

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Subject Guide to Books in Print written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 3310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Fear of Freedom

Author : Rowan A. Greer
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271039442
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Fear of Freedom written by Rowan A. Greer and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By &"the fear of freedom&" Greer means the unconscious flight from the heavy burden of individual choice an open society lays upon its members. The miraculous represents a heavenly power brought down to earth and tied to the life of the community. Understanding how miracles were perceived in the late antiquity requires us to put aside the notion of a miracle as the violation of the natural order. &"Miracles&" for the church fathers refers to anything that evokes wonder. Rowan Greer is not concerned with conclusions about the truth or falsity of the miracles reported in the ancient sources. He is concerned with how the miracle stories shaped the way people understood Christianity in the fourth and fifth centuries. Once the Church gained the predominance in the Empire as part of the Constantinian revolution, most Christians thought that a new Christian commonwealth was in the making. The miracles associated with the cult of the saints (the martyrs and their relics) in the Christian Empire were part of this sacralization. In the Roman imperial church we find a tension between the Christian message, which revolved around virtue and the individual, and corporate piety that focused upon the empowering of the people of God. With Augustine we find Christian Platonism transformed into a &"new theology&" far more congruent with the corporate poetry that had by then developed. An emphasis upon grace and upon God's sovereignty fits a preoccupation with miracles better than the old emphasis upon human freedom and virtue and sets the stages for the Western Middle Ages and the cult of the saints, organized and made central to Christian piety. From a study of Roman imperial Christianity before the collapse of the West we discover the tendency to substitute one kind of freedom for another. Freedom as the capacity of human beings to choose the good does not, of course, disappear, but on the whole it is made subordinate to notions of God's sovereign grace and even to an insistence upon the authority of the church.