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Excerpt from General Sketch of the History of Pantheism, Vol. 1 of 2
The other school of which I shall treat is not Pantheism proper. Yet I think it may be justly called a phase of Pantheism. It is that school which refuses to give an opinion upon the nature of God, whether He be Creator alone or whether He be Creator and Creation in one. But it so far resembles Pantheism proper in that it believes a true knowledge of Nature to be in reality a true knowledge of God. If, on the one hand, God be both Creator and Creation if, that is to say, the various phases of nature be but various phenomena having for their noumenon God, then an intimate acquaintance with the various beauties and marvels of Nature implies an intimate acquaintance with the various perfections of God. If, on the other hand, God be Creator alone and Nature but His handiwork, the school still believes the only way of attaining a knowledge and adoration of God is by a reverent investigation of His works.
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The other school of which I shall treat is not Pantheism proper. Yet I think it may be justly called a phase of Pantheism. It is that school which refuses to give an opinion upon the nature of God, whether He be Creator alone or whether He be Creator and Creation in one. But it so far resembles Pantheism proper in that it believes a true knowledge of Nature to be in reality a true knowledge of God. If, on the one hand, God be both Creator and Creation if, that is to say, the various phases of nature be but various phenomena having for their noumenon God, then an intimate acquaintance with the various beauties and marvels of Nature implies an intimate acquaintance with the various perfections of God. If, on the other hand, God be Creator alone and Nature but His handiwork, the school still believes the only way of attaining a knowledge and adoration of God is by a reverent investigation of His works.
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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Language - English
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C. E. Plumptre
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ISBN - 9781527943803
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 402
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C. E. Plumptre
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ISBN - 9781330576267
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 404
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