Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology, Volumen1

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Houghton, Mifflin, 1888

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The Decay of the Roman Religion
339
Relation of the Roman Religion to Christianity
347
CHAPTER IX
355
Idea of the Scandinavian Religion
362
The Eddas and their Contents
363
The Gods of Scandinavia
376
Resemblance of the Scandinavian Mythology to that of Zoroaster
384
Scandinavian Worship
385
Social Character Maritime Discoveries and Political Institutions of the Scandinavians
387
Relation of this System to Christianity
390
CHAPTER X
397
Abraham or Judaism as the Family Worship of a Supreme Being
402
or Judaism as the national Worship of a just and holy King
409
David or Judaism as the personal Worship of a Father and Friend
421
Solomon or the Religious Relapse
428
The Prophets or Judaism as a Hope of a spiritual and universal Kingdom of God
438
Judaism as a Preparation for Christianity
444
CHAPTER XI
448
The Arabs and Arabia
452
Early Life of Mohammed to the Hegira
454
Change in the Character of Mohammed after the Hegira
465
Religious Doctrines and Practices among the Mohammedans
472
The Criticism of Mr Palgrave on Mohammedan Theology
478
Mohammedanism a Relapse the worst Form of Monotheism and a retarding Element in Civilization
481
NOTE
486
CHAPTER XII
489
Christianity a Pleroma or Fulness of Life
492
Christianity compared with the Avesta and the Eddas The Duad cianism and Buddhism
494
in all Religions
496
Christianity and the Religions of Egypt Greece and Rome
499
Christianity in Relation to Judaism and Mohammedanism The Monad in all Religions
501
The Fulness of Christianity is derived from the Life of Jesus
504
Christianity as a Religion of Progress and of universal Unity
507

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Página 204 - Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Página 308 - The intelligible forms of ancient poets, The fair humanities of old religion, The power, the beauty, and the majesty, That had their haunts in dale or piny mountain, Or forest, by slow stream or pebbly spring, Or chasms, and watery depths ; all these have vanished ; They live no longer in the faith of reason...
Página 412 - For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward...
Página 424 - Out from the heart of nature rolled The burdens of the Bible old; The litanies of nations came, Like the volcano's tongue of flame, Up from the burning core below, — The canticles of love and woe...
Página 419 - After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do : and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.
Página 18 - Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God." And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "What does this mean?
Página 305 - ... by some louder noise, but every beast returned to his own nature : wherein is aptly described the nature and condition of men ; who are full of savage and unreclaimed desires, of profit, of lust, of revenge, which as long as they give ear to precepts, to laws, to religion, sweetly touched with eloquence and persuasion of books, of sermons, of harangues, so long is society and peace maintained ; but if these instruments be silent, or that sedition and tumult make them not audible, all things dissolve...
Página 428 - And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
Página 345 - Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Página 115 - I AM THAT I AM; Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: I AM hath sent me unto you...

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