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Excerpt from Can We Still Be Christians?
Unbelief, moreover, is no longer directed merely to particular features and aspects of Christian thought. It has extended over the whole area, so that Christianity itself is called in question and not merely certain of its dogmas and institutions. Again, this unbelief, abandon ing its old defensive attitude, has become more and more aggressive in character. It marshals its several forces in close array and moves them forward together in battle line. It is not content with being merely tolerated: it longs to rule. It organises its adherents and confronts Christianity with big constructive programmes. In this respect the monistic movement is an important Sign of the times. But how could such a union of forces take place at all unless, away behind individual opinion, there were distinctive tendencies of civilisation actively at work, putting forward new claims, indicating new paths, and entirely reversing the whole trend of life? It is only in Virtue of its at-one-ness with the spirit of the age that this movement of protest can justify its exist ence and indulge the hope of final Victory. It stands, and feels that it stands, for a necessary renewal of life.
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Unbelief, moreover, is no longer directed merely to particular features and aspects of Christian thought. It has extended over the whole area, so that Christianity itself is called in question and not merely certain of its dogmas and institutions. Again, this unbelief, abandon ing its old defensive attitude, has become more and more aggressive in character. It marshals its several forces in close array and moves them forward together in battle line. It is not content with being merely tolerated: it longs to rule. It organises its adherents and confronts Christianity with big constructive programmes. In this respect the monistic movement is an important Sign of the times. But how could such a union of forces take place at all unless, away behind individual opinion, there were distinctive tendencies of civilisation actively at work, putting forward new claims, indicating new paths, and entirely reversing the whole trend of life? It is only in Virtue of its at-one-ness with the spirit of the age that this movement of protest can justify its exist ence and indulge the hope of final Victory. It stands, and feels that it stands, for a necessary renewal of life.
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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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
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Rudolf Eucken
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ISBN - 9780656978755
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
Page Count - 238
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Rudolf Eucken
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ISBN - 9781330812600
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
Page Count - 240
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