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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... God , into which , in the preacher's opinion , it was death to pry ! With the idea which was gradually forced upon my ... gods ; but , at the same time , we feel sure that , had those apostles and teachers lived in the middle ages, they ...
... God , into which , in the preacher's opinion , it was death to pry ! With the idea which was gradually forced upon my ... gods ; but , at the same time , we feel sure that , had those apostles and teachers lived in the middle ages, they ...
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... God did not make men, any more than the beasts, to damn the largest number of them throughout eternity. I believe ... God's "tender mercies are over all his works." The common opinion that the Almighty so revels in cruelty, that He makes ...
... God did not make men, any more than the beasts, to damn the largest number of them throughout eternity. I believe ... God's "tender mercies are over all his works." The common opinion that the Almighty so revels in cruelty, that He makes ...
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... God's regard to them, but that the laws, said to be delivered by Jehovah to Moses, positively provided (see Deut ... God" in any sense of the words. If the Bible is true, the Gentiles have spiritual precedence over the Hebrews, and the ...
... God's regard to them, but that the laws, said to be delivered by Jehovah to Moses, positively provided (see Deut ... God" in any sense of the words. If the Bible is true, the Gentiles have spiritual precedence over the Hebrews, and the ...
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... god or gods, a sacred priesthood, a set of prophets, either located in one spot, or appearing as independent vaticinators, a number of holy festivals, of hallowed shrines, of mysterious temples, and an inner and recondite arcanum into ...
... god or gods, a sacred priesthood, a set of prophets, either located in one spot, or appearing as independent vaticinators, a number of holy festivals, of hallowed shrines, of mysterious temples, and an inner and recondite arcanum into ...
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... God and the Devil act alike! Aztecs and Europeans compared. Christians have offered human sacrifice from the time of Peter downwards. Transubstantiation is a cannibal doctrine. Christian gods in Mexico as bad as the Aztec deities ...
... God and the Devil act alike! Aztecs and Europeans compared. Christians have offered human sacrifice from the time of Peter downwards. Transubstantiation is a cannibal doctrine. Christian gods in Mexico as bad as the Aztec deities ...
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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