This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...characteristic of the thirteenth century in Europe. The only restrictions of liberty were made in the interests of society and not of some abstract view of truth. It was impossible for anyone to envisage an interpretation of life which did not accept the Christian premises, since these were bed-rock realities which no ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...characteristic of the thirteenth century in Europe. The only restrictions of liberty were made in the interests of society and not of some abstract view of truth. It was impossible for anyone to envisage an interpretation of life which did not accept the Christian premises, since these were bed-rock realities which no freedom of enquiry seemed in the least likely to overthrow. It may be added that the fact that the interpretation of Christianity current in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries was an incomplete interpretation does not therefore disqualify it from holding the position it did at that time, i.e. as the basis of society. It may also be added that apart from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries there are abundant instances of thinkers who were entirely unconscious of any check upon their freedom to speculate due to the fact that they were convinced adherents of the Christian standpoint. It is no doubt possible to point to certain official discouragements of speculation on the part of the authorities of the Latin Church, and to a less extent among Anglicans and Presbyterians. I think Mr. Mozley might have made a little more of this with advantage, since it is worth while admitting as Baron von Hiigel does that the official authority in churches is seen at its worst in dealing with matters of this sort.1 To admit this does no harm and is necessary to the interests of truth, while at the same time it is possible to point to a very real devotion to sound learning and intellectual sincerity which has contrived to maintain itself with the approval of some of the highest authorities within the Anglican Church, and which manifests itself in the words of the late Archbishop Temple, when certain ecclesiastics wished to put a ban upon biblical critici...
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