Ancient Faiths And ModernIn 'Ancient Faiths and Modern', Thomas Inman explores the history of religious customs and divinities before the Christian era, with a focus on Central and Western Asia, Europe, and beyond. Inman began his journey to understanding the healing arts while working as a surgeon and witnessing the varying practices of his colleagues. He realized that the physician's power for good was limited and began to investigate the laws of health and disease. Inman discovered that many good men and women, including clergymen, aspired to the position of medical professors without going through the usual career, resulting in heterodox and orthodox sides. The book delves into the suppression of truth in the pulpit and the culpable coloring in accounts of heathen cults. Inman's work provides insight into ancient religions and their influence on mankind, revealing that good and bad individuals can be found in every nation and that some pagan virtues surpass those of Christianity. |
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... Bible , with which I have been familiar from infancy , and upon which , it is asserted , all our faith is founded . At this time , too , a casual inquiry into some ancient cognomens , which have descended to us from remote antiquity ...
... Bible , with which I have been familiar from infancy , and upon which , it is asserted , all our faith is founded . At this time , too , a casual inquiry into some ancient cognomens , which have descended to us from remote antiquity ...
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... Bible. Kind to those who are said to please Him, He is a fearful demon to all who are said to oppose Him. How can any reasonable man hold the opinion that the Devil instigated all atrocities of the Syrians, Chaldees, Assyrians, Romans ...
... Bible. Kind to those who are said to please Him, He is a fearful demon to all who are said to oppose Him. How can any reasonable man hold the opinion that the Devil instigated all atrocities of the Syrians, Chaldees, Assyrians, Romans ...
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... Bible has been wholly unknown. Many of the conclusions to which I came have already appeared in the second volume of Ancient Faiths, under the heads of "Religion," "Theology," &c.; but others came upon me when that book had been ...
... Bible has been wholly unknown. Many of the conclusions to which I came have already appeared in the second volume of Ancient Faiths, under the heads of "Religion," "Theology," &c.; but others came upon me when that book had been ...
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... Bible is true, the Gentiles have spiritual precedence over the Hebrews, and the Pagans have the pas of the Christians. This deduction enabled us to recognize the importance of an extended inquiry into the faith, religion, and practice ...
... Bible is true, the Gentiles have spiritual precedence over the Hebrews, and the Pagans have the pas of the Christians. This deduction enabled us to recognize the importance of an extended inquiry into the faith, religion, and practice ...
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... Biblical story of Noah, his ark, and the universal deluge—a myth so palpably extravagant, that everyone who professes to credit it is compelled to object to some detail, and to lean upon some frail reed, with the hope that he may thus ...
... Biblical story of Noah, his ark, and the universal deluge—a myth so palpably extravagant, that everyone who professes to credit it is compelled to object to some detail, and to lean upon some frail reed, with the hope that he may thus ...
Contents
CHAPTER IV | |
CHAPTER V | |
CHAPTER VI | |
CHAPTER VII | |
Ancient Faiths And Modern | |
CHAPTER VIII | |
CHAPTER IX | |
CHAPTER X | |
APPENDIX 27th March 1875 | |
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