Author: John Smyth
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Published: 2015-06-30
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781330510575
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Excerpt from Truth and Religion: With Special Reference to Religion, or a Plea for the Unity of the Spirit and the Unity of Life in All Its Manifestations I do not think that the work of my friend Dr. Smyth stands in need of any introduction. On the contrary, it seems to me admirably adapted both as regards content and form - thought and style - to interest and profit not only all philosophical readers, but thoughtful and educated men in general. I have not felt free, however, to refuse Dr. Smyth's request that I should write a few prefatory lines to his thesis, as I am deeply convinced of the exceeding value of its central thought, and rejoice to see it set forth so comprehensively and effectively. That thought is, of course, far from entirely original. Plato affirmed it when he said that it was "with the whole soul that one must go to the truth "(with due explanation he might have added, with the whole body also); and Christ still more directly and fully recognised it in His enunciation of the supreme law of the religious and moral life. In a merely general form it has often found expression. But that is far from sufficient. 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.
