History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology - Couverture souple

Hurst, John F

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1438533276 ISBN 13 : 9781438533278

Editeur : Book Jungle, 2009

Synopsis

John Fletcher Hurst (1834-1903) was a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church and first Chancellor of the American University in Washington, D.C. An excerpt from this text on rationalism reads, "The author would probably never have studied the genetic development of Rationalism in Germany, and its varied forms in other countries, if he had not been a personal witness to the ruin it had wrought in the land of Luther, Spencer, and Zinzendorf. In compliance with the instruction of a trusted medical adviser, he sailed for Germany in the summer of 1856, as a final resort for relief from serious pulmonary disease. But, through the mercy of God, he regained health so rapidly that he was enabled to matriculate in the University of Halle in the following autumn, and to be a daily attendant upon the lectures of such men as Tholuck, Julius Mueller, Jacobi, and Roediger. From some theologians he heard Rationalism defended with an energy worthy of Wolff and Semler; from others with a devotion worthy of the beloved Neander. In the railroad car, the stage, the counting-room, the workshop, the parlor, and the peasant-hut, Rationalism was found still lingering with a strong, though relaxing grasp. The evangelical churches were attended by only a few listless hearers. His prayer to God was, May the American Church never be reduced to this sad fate."

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Book Jungle
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1438533276
• ISBN 13: 9781438533278
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 434
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