Mansions of the Spirit: Essays in Literature and ReligionGeorge A. Panichas |
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Page 53
... called " antireligious . " A writer who could blend the influences of Ambrose Bierce and Olive Schreiner is not easily typed . Among those who wrote from " within " the faith , as they saw it , there are , after Edward Taylor , perhaps ...
... called " antireligious . " A writer who could blend the influences of Ambrose Bierce and Olive Schreiner is not easily typed . Among those who wrote from " within " the faith , as they saw it , there are , after Edward Taylor , perhaps ...
Page 106
... called faith . Now faith has its own understanding in which the believer attains to God in religious acts such as prayer , meditation , sacrifice ; and this understanding is commonly called religious knowledge . It is personal and ...
... called faith . Now faith has its own understanding in which the believer attains to God in religious acts such as prayer , meditation , sacrifice ; and this understanding is commonly called religious knowledge . It is personal and ...
Page 107
... called into exercise ; and it is in this way that devotion falls back upon dogma.2 Finally , religion involves not merely a set of beliefs but a way of life , that is , the continuous struggle to live an authentic existence in the light ...
... called into exercise ; and it is in this way that devotion falls back upon dogma.2 Finally , religion involves not merely a set of beliefs but a way of life , that is , the continuous struggle to live an authentic existence in the light ...
Contents
Preface | 11 |
PART I | 28 |
HYATT H WAGGONER Point of View in Ameri | 47 |
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