A view of the evidences of Christianity
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A view of the evidences of Christianity
（Cambridge library collection, . Religion）
Cambridge University Press, 2009
- v. 1 : pbk
- v. 2 : pbk
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"This digitally printed version 2009"--T.p. verso
Reprint. Originally published: 16th ed. London : Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington … and R. Fenner, 1817
Includes bibliographical references
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v. 1 : pbk ISBN 9781108000949
Description
This two-volume book by the philosopher and theologian William Paley, published in 1794, was considered so important that it was required reading for Cambridge students (including Charles Darwin) well into the nineteenth century. This classic work of apologetics is divided into three parts in which Paley discusses the historical evidence for Christianity and the miracles of Jesus Christ. He begins volume 1 with the proposition that the original witnesses to Christ's miracles should be believed, because they spent their entire lives in constant danger for what they witnessed. Paley takes on Hume's argument that no miracle can be proved regardless of the amount of evidence with the observation that if one believes in God, then miracles should be expected. Paley's intellectual defence of Christianity was one of the most popular of the day, and his work is considered a direct forerunner of the contemporary theory of intelligent design.
Table of Contents
- Preparatory considerations
- Part I. Of the direct historical evidence of Christianity, and wherein it is distinguished from the evidence alleged for other miracles.
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v. 2 : pbk ISBN 9781108000956
Description
This two-volume book by the philosopher and theologian William Paley, published in 1794, was considered so important that it was required reading for Cambridge students (including Charles Darwin) well into the nineteenth century. This classic work of apologetics is divided into three parts in which Paley discusses the historical evidence for Christianity and the miracles of Jesus Christ. In the second volume, Paley addresses popular objections to the truth of Christianity, the character of Jesus Christ, the candour of the New Testament writers, the differences between Islam and Christianity, the Jewish rejection of Christ, and how the faith spread throughout the world. Paley's intellectual defence of Christianity was one of the most popular of the day, and his work is considered a direct forerunner to the contemporary theory of intelligent design.
Table of Contents
- Part II. Of the Auxiliary Evidences of Christianity
- Part III. A Brief Consideration of some Popular Objections.
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