Christian Theism, Its Claims and Sanctions (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Christian Theism, Its Claims and Sanctions Analysis is the best key to clear and easy thought. Systems of truth, like machines, are often so complicated as to baffle thought, until they are taken to pieces. Theism is such a system. This fact has been observed in the following treatise. Arguments have been correlated and each assigned to its proper place. Elements in each argument have been carefully distinguished and separately set out. The character of every part, and its relation to the whole, have been invariably indicated. And the entire discussion has been simplified, as far as possible. The author has three objects in view: 1. To construct a progressive argument which shall be, not only logical in its methods and correct in its general conclusions, but likewise defensible in each individual part and item of it. 2. To free the subject, as far as may be, from those obscurities and difficulties of which students in Theism are wont to complain. 3. To present the subject - without dodging any of its profound problems - in such clear and simple manner as to commend it to the general reader who is willing to think as he reads. The theist ought not to be satisfied with few readers, especially when the atheist is writing for the many. 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.