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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... truths as those which I seemed to have unearthed. Yet, with this discovery came the assurance that, if I could induce ... truth. But, outside of this fraternity, there are many men desirous of understanding the principles of the healing ...
... truths as those which I seemed to have unearthed. Yet, with this discovery came the assurance that, if I could induce ... truth. But, outside of this fraternity, there are many men desirous of understanding the principles of the healing ...
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... truth in the pulpit , I very carefully searched the 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 ...
... truth in the pulpit , I very carefully searched the 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 ...
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... truth has to sustain, there is no doubt whatever that the first part of the fight—the preliminaries essential to conquest, are the investigation of the ground to be occupied; the real value of the defences; the superiority of the armour ...
... truth has to sustain, there is no doubt whatever that the first part of the fight—the preliminaries essential to conquest, are the investigation of the ground to be occupied; the real value of the defences; the superiority of the armour ...
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... truth. We have demonstrated, as far as such a matter is capable of demonstration, that the Old Testament, which has descended to us from the Jews, is not the mine of truth which it has been supposed by so many to be: that not only it is ...
... truth. We have demonstrated, as far as such a matter is capable of demonstration, that the Old Testament, which has descended to us from the Jews, is not the mine of truth which it has been supposed by so many to be: that not only it is ...
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... truth, or of Divine revelation, than the books of the Greeks, Persians, Egyptians, Hindoos, Chinese, or the more modern Mahometans. With all this we indicated that there was, throughout the nations known as Shemitic, a general belief in ...
... truth, or of Divine revelation, than the books of the Greeks, Persians, Egyptians, Hindoos, Chinese, or the more modern Mahometans. With all this we indicated that there was, throughout the nations known as Shemitic, a general belief in ...
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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