Author: Archibald Campbell Tait

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-08

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9781330937679

Excerpt from The Dangers and Safeguards of Modern Theology: Containing Suggestions Offered to the Theological Student Under Present Difficulties (A; Revised Edition), And Other Discourses The first part of this book is a reprint of what was published fifteen years ago. The world has seen many changes since then; but the Church of England has gone on very steadily in the course which those who carefully observed the current of opinion had then predicted. It may seem unlikely in these changing days that what was written for 1846 can be suitable for 1861. Most men change or greatly modify their opinions and sentiments in fifteen years. The rude test of experiment is continually making shipwreck of many skilfully-constructed theories; and even he whose views of religion and society are from the bent of his mind most practical, continually finds, as life goes on, that there is something unreal in his opinions which requires, if not to be given up, at least to be carefully revised and altered. The trials of life greatly affect our mental vision: rightly used, they make us more sympathising, more considerate, more tolerant; but they also more deeply convince us of the priceless value of truths which have been our soul's only stay in terrible emergencies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.