Historian's Approach to Religion

by Arnold J. Toynbee

Hardcover, 1956

Publication

Oxford University Press (1956), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 318 pages

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History / Toynb

Barcode

BK-06647

ISBN

0192152041 / 9780192152046

Original publication date

1956

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Physical description

318 p.; 8.3 inches

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Роль и место религии в историческом процессе

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LibraryThing member keylawk
No "believer" really comprehends either existence or the historical record. No theologian really recovers from the trenchant observation that "If Christian Theology [replace with your pick of dogmas] is True, God is a Monster" [180]. And no devotee willing to die or kill in the name of religion
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really understands the voluntariness of Belief. [258] No Truth is influenced by fear.
Toynbee balks at passing judgment on the different living religions [298], while adhering to the principles espoused by a loving Christ in a world of suffering and the failure of all theological prophesies.
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