Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgePublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725210568
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Confessions of An Inquiring Spirit
Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgePublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725210568
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Aids to Reflection : And the Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit
Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgePublisher: GEORGE BELL AND SONS
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Aids to Reflection : And the Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit If then it be our prerogative, as rational beings, and our duty as Christians, to think, as well as to act, rationally,—to see that our convictions of truth rest on the grounds of right reason; and if it be one of the clearest dictates of reason, that we should endeavour to shun, and on discovery should reject, whatever is contradictory to the universal laws of thought, or to doctrines already established, I know not by what means we are to avoid the application of philosophy, at least to some extent, in the study of theology. For to determine what are the grounds of right reason, what are those ultimate truths, and those universal laws of thought, which we cannot rationally contradict, and by reflection to compare with these whatever is proposed for our belief, is in fact to philosophize; and whoever does this to a greater or less extent, is so far a philosopher in the best and highest sense of the word. To this extent we are bound to philosophize in theology, as well as in every other science. For what is not rational in theology, is, of course, irrational, and cannot be of the household of faith; and to determine whether it be rational in the sense already explained or not, is the province of philosophy. It is in this sense that the Work before us is to be considered a philosophical work, namely, that it proves the doctrines of the Christian Faith to be rational, and exhibits philosophical grounds for the possibility of a truly spiritual religion. The reality of those experiences, or states of being, which constitute experimental or spiritual religion, rests on other grounds. It is incumbent on the philosopher to free them from the contradictions of reason, and nothing more; and who will deny, that to do this is a purpose worthy of the ablest philosopher and the most devoted Christian? Is it not desirable to convince all men that the doctrines, which we affirm to be revealed in the Gospel, are not contradictory to the requirements of reason and conscience? Is it not, on the other hand, vastly important to the cause of religious truth, and even to the practical influence of religion on our own minds, and the minds of the community at large, that we should attain and exhibit views of philosophy and doctrines in metaphysics, which are at least compatible with, if they do not specially favour, those views of religion, which, on other grounds, we find it our duty to believe and maintain? For, I beg it may be observed, as a point of great moment, that it is not the method of the genuine philosopher to separate his philosophy and religion, and adopting his principles independently in each, to leave them to be reconciled or not, as the case may be. He has, and can have, rationally but one system, in which his philosophy becomes religious, and his religion philosophical. Nor am I disposed in compliance with public opinion to limit the application of this remark, as is usually done, to the mere external evidences of revelation. The philosophy which we adopt will and must influence not only our decision of the question, whether a book be of divine authority, but our views also of its meaning.
Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit
Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgePublisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Never was there a book less entitled than the "Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit" to the honour of effecting a revolution in theology, or becoming the manifesto of any school of inquirers accustomed to habits of sound and accurate reasoning. With not a little to remind us of the reach and originality of thought which distinguish the other writings of Coleridge, it is marked to a most vicious excess with looseness and inaccuracy of conception; it betrays a painful ignorance of the main facts and fundamental principles involved in the question at issue; and, by the confident, but impotent attempt which he makes to marry a mystical philosophy to an unsound theology, he only shows that he has strayed into a province of speculation with whose guiding landmarks he was completely unacquainted. Nor is this failure to grasp, and inability to deal with, the necessary conditions of the problem to be solved, so conspicuous in Coleridge's discussion of the doctrine of inspiration, altogether due to his limited and defective preparation for dealing with the subject; it is in no small measure to be attributed to the exigencies of his position and argument.
Aids to reflection in the formation of a manly character on the several grounds of prudence, morality and religion
Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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Confessions an Inquiring Spirit (Classic Reprint)
Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780266709435
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Excerpt from Confessions an Inquiring Spirit This a providence, a preparation, and a look ing-forward to Christ. Here then we have four out of the five classes. And in all these the sky of my be lief is serene, unclouded by a doubt. Would to God that my faith, that faith which works on the whole man, confirming and conform ing, were but in just proportion to my belief, to the full acquiescence of my intellect, and rthe deep consent of my conscience! The very difficulties argue the truth of the whole scheme and system for my understanding, since I see plainly that so must the truth ap pear, if it be the truth. J V. But there is a Book, of two parts, each part consisting of several books. The first part - (i speak in the character of an uninterested critic or philologist) contains the reliques of the literature of the Hebrew people, while the Hebrew was still the living language. The second part comprises the writings, and, with one or two inconsiderable and doubtful exceptions, all the writings of. 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.
Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit
Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781519200532
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Introduction Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit Letters on the Inspiration of the Scriptures. An Essay on Faith Notes on the Book of Common Prayer A Nightly Prayer A Sailor's Fortune Essay I Essay II Essay III Essay IV Essay V Essay VI
Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit
Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Aids to Reflection
Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 468
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Aids to Reflection; and, The Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit
Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgePublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This book contains a collection of essays penned by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. More than a dozen titles are featured inside this book, including the following: 'Prudential Aphorisms', 'On Sensibility', 'Paley Not a Moralist', and 'On Original Sin'.
Author: Samuel T. Coleridge