Amiel's Journal, Volumes 1-2Macmillan, 1923 |
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Page lxxxix
... religion . Religion , Amiel de- clares again and again , cannot be replaced by philosophy . The redemption of the in- telligence is not the redemption of the heart . The philosopher and critic may succeed in demonstrating that the ...
... religion . Religion , Amiel de- clares again and again , cannot be replaced by philosophy . The redemption of the in- telligence is not the redemption of the heart . The philosopher and critic may succeed in demonstrating that the ...
Page xci
... religious conscious- ness seizes on this intellectual deduction , and clothes it in language of the heart , in the tender and beautiful language of faith . ' There ... Religion is not - a method : it is a life - a higher INTRODUCTION . xci.
... religious conscious- ness seizes on this intellectual deduction , and clothes it in language of the heart , in the tender and beautiful language of faith . ' There ... Religion is not - a method : it is a life - a higher INTRODUCTION . xci.
Page xciii
... religion of the new birth and of eternal life , is not a religion to be ashamed of . ' The world has found inspiration and guid- ance for eighteen centuries in the religious consciousness of Jesus . The Gospel has modified the world and ...
... religion of the new birth and of eternal life , is not a religion to be ashamed of . ' The world has found inspiration and guid- ance for eighteen centuries in the religious consciousness of Jesus . The Gospel has modified the world and ...
Page xciv
... religion which by instinct and inheritance he loves ; he makes no compromise with dogma or with miracle . Beyond the religions of the present he sees always the essential religion , which lasts when all local forms and marvels have ...
... religion which by instinct and inheritance he loves ; he makes no compromise with dogma or with miracle . Beyond the religions of the present he sees always the essential religion , which lasts when all local forms and marvels have ...
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... religion is so profound that it is not understood even now , and would seem a blasphemy to the greater number of Christians . The person of Christ is the centre of it . Redemption , eternal life , divinity , humanity , propitiation ...
... religion is so profound that it is not understood even now , and would seem a blasphemy to the greater number of Christians . The person of Christ is the centre of it . Redemption , eternal life , divinity , humanity , propitiation ...
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