I express myself with caution, lest I should be mistaken to vilify reason; which is indeed the only faculty we have wherewith to judge concerning anything. -from The Analogy of Religion Elegantly written and forceful in its arguments, this rebuttal to pre-Darwinistic Deism, first published in England in 1736, is a compelling defense of Christianity bursting with humanity and compassion, from the perspective of the era's limited understanding of biology, geology, cosmology, and other advanced sciences we take for granted today. This annotated edition, prepared in 1875 by an American theologian, is a must-read for anyone hoping to understand the foundations of the war contemporary fundamentalist Christians have taken to the modern scientific community. It serves as a reminder that, as Butler notes: "Language is, in its very nature, inadequate, ambiguous, liable to infinite abuse, even from negligence; and so liable to it from design, that every man can deceive and betray by it." British theologian JOSEPH BUTLER (1692-1752) was educated at Oxford University and appointed bishop of Dunham in 1750, a position he held until his death. American educator and theologian Joseph Cummings (b. 1817) was educated at Wesleyan University, where he later served as the institution's president, from 1857 to 1875; in 1881 he was appointed president of Northwestern University.
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British theologian JOSEPH BUTLER (1692–1752) was educated at Oxford University and appointed bishop of Dunham in 1750, a position he held until his death.
American educator and theologian Joseph Cummings (b. 1817) was educated at Wesleyan University, where he later served as the institution’s president, from 1857 to 1875; in 1881 he was appointed president of Northwestern University.
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- The Analogy of Religion by Joseph Butler on 13 pages
- The History of England (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Babington Macaulay on page 83
- Christianity as Old as the Creation (Works in the History of British Deism) by Matthew Tindal on page 191
- Fifteen Sermons by Joseph Butler on page 8
- The Origin of the Bible by Philip W. Comfort in Front Matter
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- Five Views on Apologetics by Steven B. Cowan on 4 pages
- Darwin and Design: Does Evolution Have a Purpose? by Michael Ruse on page 40, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Historical Christ and the Jesus of Faith: The Incarnational Narrative as History by C. Stephen Evans on page 172, page 235, and Back Matter
- The Selborne Pioneer: Gilbert White As Naturalist and Scientist : A Re-Examination by Ted Dadswell on page 23, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The British Moralists and the Internal 'Ought': 1640-1740 by Stephen Darwall in Front Matter, page 244, and Back Matter
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