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. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...such criticism only makes matters worse. The best way is to throw it aside altogether, and forget it as fast as possible." He admitted, indeed, that while the old beliefs were dissolving, and men were trying to adapt their eyes to a new light, there would be perplexity and stumbling. Probably the party of ...
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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. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...such criticism only makes matters worse. The best way is to throw it aside altogether, and forget it as fast as possible." He admitted, indeed, that while the old beliefs were dissolving, and men were trying to adapt their eyes to a new light, there would be perplexity and stumbling. Probably the party of uncompromising orthodoxy would make desperate efforts to bring about a reaction, and this in turn would lead to a renewal of superstition, the rebellion against credulity being answered by appeal to greater credulity, the rebellion against authority being answered by more authority. And here the Church of Rome would see, and make use of, her chance, as she offered to the timorous believer the consolation of her own certitude, to the restless inquirer, ever learning, yet never able to come to the knowledge of the truth, the safe and final harbourage of dogmatic infallibility. Others, on the other hand, would discard the Bible and religion altogether, and for their backsliding Arnold had no hesitation in blaming "the religious people themselves, who, from the time of the Apostles downwards, have insisted upon it that religion shall be a thaumaturgy or nothing. For very many, therefore, when it cannot be a thaumaturgy, it will be nothing." And yet these changes all relate to a stage of transition, which would run its course and give place in turn to settlement and fixity. Then would come the work of reconstruction--the true recasting of religion--and Arnold, without binding himself to every detail, was confident that in the new interpretation of the Bible his method would be followed. Thus he never once doubted, even to the last, that his work was a good one necessary to be done. Writing to his sister October 2, 1874, he says: "It will more and...
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