Christianity is not a theory, or a speculation ; but a life ; — not a philosophy of life, but a life and a living process. Aids to Reflection - Page 150by Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1839 - 324 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1828 - 508 pages
...comprehend this ? How is this to be proved ? To the first question I should answer : Christianity is not a Theory, or a Speculation ; but a Life. Not a Philosophy of Life, but a Life and u living Process. To the second : TRY IT. It has been eighteen hundred years in existence : and has... | |
| Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1829 - 484 pages
...comprehend this ? How is this to be proved ? To the first question I should answer: Christianity is not a Theory, or a Speculation; but a Life. Not a Philosophy...Individual left a record, like the following ? [I tried it; audit did not answer. I made the experiment faithfully according to the directions ; and the result... | |
| Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1829 - 610 pages
...proper nature beyond the reach " of positive science and theoretical insight." " Christianity is not a Theory, or a Speculation; but a Life. Not a Philosophy of Life, but a Life and a living process." It is not, therefore, so properly a species of knowledge, as a form of being. And although the theoretical... | |
| Robert Montgomery - 1830 - 414 pages
...belied the name he bore. His doubt Ii darkness, from the unbelieving Will Begot. " Christianity is not a Theory, or a Speculation ; but a Life. Not a Philosophy of Life, but a Life and a living Process. TRY IT. It has been eighteen hundred Years in existence : and has one Individual left a record, like... | |
| 1833 - 588 pages
...proper nature, beyond the reach of positive science, and theoretical insiglit. Christianity is not a theory or a speculation; but a Life. Not a philosophy of life, but a life and a living process." " We cannot say to what extent a false system of philosophy and metaphysical opinions, which in their... | |
| Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1836 - 450 pages
...How is this to be proved ? To v the first question I should answer : Christianity is nojLa Theojy^or Speculation; but a Life. Not a Philosophy of Life, but a Life and a living Process. To the second ^ TRXJLE. It has been eighteen hundred Years in existence: and has one Individual left a record, like... | |
| James Gillman - 1838 - 398 pages
...for the human mind was to observe, " to recollect, and to classify. Christianity how" ever is not a theory, or a speculation, but a life " — not a philosophy of life, but a life and a living " process."* Spinoza being one of the writers which Coleridge, in his passage from Socinianism to Christianity,... | |
| Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1839 - 404 pages
...proper nature beyond the reach " of positive science and theoretical insight." " Christianity is not a theory, or a speculation; but a life. Not a philosophy of life, but a life and a living process." It is not, therefore, so properly a species of knowledge, as a form of being. And although the theoretical... | |
| 1840 - 1078 pages
...teach — the one as the other, that Religion as distinguished from speculative Theology, — is not a speculation but a life, not a philosophy of life, but a life and living process. Prof. McVickar has here displayed a singular facility in misunderstanding both Dr.... | |
| Edward Robinson - 1840 - 536 pages
...teach — the one as the other, that Religion as distinguished from speculative Theology, — is not a speculation but a life, not a philosophy of life, but a life and living process. Prof. McVickar has here displayed a singular facility in misunderstanding both Dr.... | |
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