The Catholic Layman, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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Print on Demand. This book gathers eminent historical writers from both sides of the Catholic and Protestant divide and aims to facilitate independent judgment on the rival claims of the Churches of England and Rome. The perspectives of the writers, combined with the historical context and authoritative sources they provide, aim to shed light on the complex history and theological disputes that have shaped these denominations. By presenting a comprehensive analysis of controversial topics, this book seeks to promote a deeper understanding of the fundamental differences and similarities between Catholicism and Protestantism. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.
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- Title
- The Catholic Layman, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Arthur Edward Gayer
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Book Type
- print-on-demand item
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- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1330406834
- ISBN 13
- 9781330406830
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- Christianity
The following work was not undertaken as either a literary or commercial speculation; the sole motive of its originators (whose labours from first to last were wholly gratuitous) was a desire to promote the cause of religious truth, by bringing before their fellow-countrymen, in a readable form, such a knowledge of controversial theology and ecclesiastical history, as is necessary to enable a man of ordinary intelligence and education to form an independent judgment between the rival claims of the Churches of England and Rome.
The originators were not satisfied with the prevailing tone and spirit of religious controversy in Ireland, and aimed at improving it; and, while doing so, desired to facilitate the researches of the student or religious inquirer, by rendering more easy of access the learned writers usually referred to in such controversies, and by furnishing those who have not a ready access to extensive libraries with extracts and authorities, on the accuracy and honesty of which they might safely rely.
The conviction that some such work was needed was based upon the known facts, that good theological libraries are not everywhere accessible to general readers, and that the parochial clergy, even when themselves possessing the necessary collection of books, are generally so much occupied by their laborious pastoral duties, that they have not the leisure needful to enable them to give their personal assistance in guiding religious inquirers to the sources from which an accurate knowledge on such subjects can alone be derived.
It was thought also that it would be more easy to render such subjects generally interesting by treating of them in a monthly periodical, than by publishing at once the same amount of matter, in a more elaborate and systematic form, in a volume which would, from its very bulk, have been more likely to deter than attract the general reader.
It also occurred to the originators of the work that the novelty of the experiment of opening the pages of such a periodical freely to the best writers on both sides of the questions in dispute, without any restriction, except that the combatants should preserve a kindly tone and Christian temper, would tend not only to secure a fair and accurate discussion of the great questions at issue, but to excite attention and public interest, without rousing bad passions or sacrificing Christian charity.
In these expectations they were not disappointed. The work attained such extensive popularity that, (had the object partaken in any degree of the nature of a pecuniary speculation,) it might have been profitably continued at the very time of its voluntary termination; inasmuch as for the year preceding it had attained the almost unparalleled circulation of 16,000 copies monthly. As the writers, however, had accomplished, to the best of their powers, the task they had imposed upon themselves, the success and popularity of the periodical afforded no inducement to them to continue it; and they deemed it more consistent with the character of the work to close its pages while its popularity and success were at the highest, than to wait until either failing health on the part of the Editor, or satiety on the part of the public, might compel its termination with a more questionable success.
The spirited manner in which able Roman Catholic Controversialists from time to time responded to the challenge thrown out to them, as well as the general tone and spirit in which their communications were conducted, have been the subject of very general approbation. And if the impartial reader should arrive at the conclusion that the writers on the Roman Catholic side have had the worst of the argument, such a result must be attributed to the nature of the task they undertook, and not to the want of either learning or ability to deal with it satisfactorily. Though the challenge given to the Roman Cathol.
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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.
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