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Excerpt from Conscience and Criticism
The particular subject of controversy which now stirs thoughts and desires of this kind goes by the name of Higher Criticism. We have come to a time when religious people are beginning - but, in general, only beginning - to understand that such criticism is not always intentionally hostile to Christianity. They still believe, however, that in its own nature it undermines Christian security.
It is true that those who handle the new facts of advancing knowledge in a manner to produce this impression, with the definite purpose of over throwing the Faith, may do so successfully in proportion as the real grounds of Religion are suffered to lie in obscurity. But when these are brought into prominence, and the relation of Knowledge to Faith is understood, the power of the attack harmlessly evaporates.
There certainly should be no real division of interest amongst those who equally love the Bible because it conveys the highest message we possess of the Love of God. The division which exists among such is not really at the heart of the matter;-and it may be something if explanation can at least advance the belief that Christian critics are not traitors. They are searchers, who are endeavouring to give us the fullest possession of the Word of God.
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Excerpt from Conscience and Criticism
It has been the first desire of the author in writing this book to lessen the unnecessary opposition which commonly manifests itself between those radically are agreed in Christian Faith. Religion is so often attended by controversy, that men are much more aware of the points in which they differ than of those which they hold in common. Whenever, therefore, a person can adopt the attitude of sympathy with both sides, he may well wish to speak if he thinks that he can show the agreement to be far more important than the difference.
The particular subject of controversy which now stirs thoughts and desires of this kind goes by the name of Higher Criticism. We have come to a time when religious people are beginning - but, in general, only beginning - to understand that such criticism is not always intentionally hostile to Christianity. They still believe, however, that in its own nature it undermines Christian security.
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.
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