Author: Ray Palmer
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Category : Christian civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Author: Ray Palmer
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ISBN: 9781331196631
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Excerpt from The Highest Civilization: A Result of Christianity and Christian Learning; A Discourse Delivered at Norwich, Conn;, Nov; 14, 1865, on Behalf of the Society for Promoting Collegiate and Theological Education at the West, in Connection With the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directo The thanks of the Board were presented to the Rev. Dr. Palmer for his discourse delivered last evening, and a copy requested for publication. - Extract from the Minutes. 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.

Author: Ray Palmer
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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 43

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Author: Ray Palmer
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ISBN: 9780649239146
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Languages : en
Pages : 54

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Author: Ray Palmer
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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 784

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Author: Edward Royall Tyler
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 784

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Author: Charles David Eldridge
Publisher: Eldridge Press
ISBN: 1443729205
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 424

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Christianity's Contributions to Civilization BY CHARLES DAVID ELDRIDGE. Originally published in 1928. Contents include: PART ONE: CHRISTIANITY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVILIZATION DURING THE ROMAN EMPIRE PAGE L Christianity's Triumph over Polytheism and the State Religion of the Roman Empire 13 II. Christianity Mitigates the Horrors of Slavery. ........ 21 III. Christianity and the Conquest of Social Evils 29 IV. Christianity and the Civilization of the Barbarian Tribes, 38 PART Two CHRISTIANITY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTELLECTUAL, RELIGIOUS, AND POLITICAL LIBERTY V. Christianity's Contributions During the Feudal Age. 43 VL Christianity's Contributions through the Renaissance. . 56 VII. Christianity's Contributions through the Reformation. 61 VI I L Christianity's Contributions through Protestantism among the Nations of Europe, ., ., ... 74 IX, Christianity's Contributions through Protestantism in England 84 X. Christianity's Contributions through Protestantism in the United States 98 XL Christianity's Contributions to Democracy 105 PART THREE CHRISTIANITY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO ART, EDUCATION, AND LITERATURE XI L Christianity's Contributions to Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture 119 XIIL Christianity's Contributions to Music 136 XIV, Christianity's Contributions to Education 143 XV. Christianity's Contributions to Literature, . 160 PART FOUR CHRISTIANITY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIAL PROGRESS XVI. Christianity 1 *! Contributions to Social I deals and Values. 181 XVIL Christianity's Contributions to the Brotherhood of Man, 193 ( 7) 8 CHRISTIANITY'S CONTRIBUTIONS CHAPTER XVIII. Christianity's Contributions to the Uplift of Women . ., 199 XIX. Christianity's Contributions to Humane Legislation. . 217 XX, Christianity and Modern Slavery, ., .., ., 227 XXL Christianity and the Establishment $ Charitable Institutions, 2JS XXII. Christianity's Contributions through the Work of John Wesley ...., ., .. 243 XXIII. Christianity and Prison Reform, . t, . 251 XXIV. Christianity and Temperance Reform., 26H XXV. Christianity's Contributions to the Mitigation of War, 268 PART FIVE CHRISTIANITY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NON-CHRIS TIAN PEOPLES OF TO-DAY XXVI. Christianity's Impact on Non-Christian Peoples of To-Day. ......................., 281 PAUT Six CHRISTIANITY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF MANKIND XXVIL Christianity's Contributions to the Reiigiou* Life of Mankind.. .. *, ..*., ., .., 3 XXVIIL Christian Ideals Diffused through the Churchei and Humanitarian Organisations ., ., ..., XXIX. Christianity the Final and Universal Reltgicm, XXX. The Goal of Christianity.., .... FOREWORD: WHAT has Christianity meant to the world? It has worked, as a recent non-Christian, yet not wholly unsympathetic, critic has said, in a measure. But in what measure? What spheres of human life has it touched? How wide, how pervasive, how powerful has been its influence? Working-, as it necessarily has done, in the midst of, and against, and with, the human imperfections, has it, in spite of all that, made good moderately, or splendidly, or at least hopefully? Can it be said that its actual achievements have given good proof of its divine origin? Or is it to be counted as just one ( the highest, to be sure) among the many faiths In this believing world? Will it go on conquering and to conquer/ 1 or must we expect it to give place to something else, more fitted to advancing humanity, that successor itself not final, but to serve awhile, and then in its tuna to be displaced? These questions can be answered only by the accom plishments of the religion of Jesus in every department of life, what it has done and is doing. The average Christian, especially the younger, is abysmally Ignorant of the rock whence ye were hewn, the hole of the pit whence ye were digged. The on

Author: William Jeynes
Publisher: IAP
ISBN: 1607527316
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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The issues that these authors address in this book are some of the most salient in American society. It is imperative that Americans today address these issues and establish an appropriate world view. There is little question that how people resolve these issues will have a long-lasting impact on the future of civilization.

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Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 656

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