Rev Richard Whately (7 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This profound treatise provides a sweeping overview of the rise, development, and subsequent degradation of Christianity. The author, a respected historical scholar, traces the religion's origins in pre-Christian paganism, with its diverse beliefs and superstitions. They argue that many of the corruptions that plagued Christianity stemmed from a failure to fully grasp its core teachings. The book explores how the Church's struggle to define its doctrines and maintain unity led to schisms and divisions. The author delves into the influence of external factors, such as political power and cultural assimilation, on the evolution of Christian thought and practice. Ultimately, this work offers a nuanced and thought-provoking examination of the factors that have shaped the history of Christianity, making it an invaluable resource for students of religion, history, and the human condition. 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. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. 1st thus. Originally 1709. Full paneled leather binding. (2 blank leaves after fr.endpaper)+t.p.+xiv (Whately Intro.)+half-title+errata sheet (10 x 14 cms)+126 (King's text to p.80, Whately's Appendix to end)+ 2 blanks before end-paper; text-block firm and unmarked until final leaf and end blanks which have an circa 11 cm. diagonal grey water-stain which extends in darker thin strip down most of outer edge, similar water stain down edge of verso fr. endpaper (recto being brown), and fainter strips to outer edges of subsequent leaves, inc., very slightly, the t.p., centre front endpaper has a darker brown rectangular patch, possibly a label removal ghost, subsequent blank has small number top outer corner of little significance but resists erasure; the covers are horizontally textured leather but all top and spine edges very faded to some depth, outer edges have thin strips similarly affected, extrems. moderately bumped, 1 cm. chip to top spine which is quite darkened athough label is clear) and has small chip to bottom below a very small hole. Slipped in is a photocopy of a 1978 Notes and Queries review by Simon Blackburn of 1976 limited 98 pp. edition (200 copies) titled 'Archbishop King's Sermon on Predestination' by Cadenus Press (Monkstown, Ireland) intro & ed. by D.Berman and A. Carpenter respectively. This very usefully sets the work in the context of contemporary philosophy and the scientific revolution, suggesting many of Berkeley's concerns were 'rooted in the controversies surrounding King's position'. Very scarce and only subsequent, also very scarce, 1976 ed. seems to have been issued since. Despite its faults this remains a very acceptable copy for academic and research purposes.…

8vo: [viii] + 62 + [ii] pp. Good, though a little dogeared and discoloured, with slight wear at foot of final leaf. Half-title (with quotation from Strauss's 'Leben Jesu' on reverse) and (discoloured) final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Disbound. The author is described on the title-page as ''Rev. Aristarchus Newlight, Phil. Dr. of the University of Giessen; Corresponding Member of the Theophilanthropic and Pantisocratical Societies of Leipsig; Late Professor of All Religions in several distinguished Academies at home and abroad, etc. etc. etc.' Scarce: apart from at the British Library, COPAC only lists copies at Bristol and the National Library of Scotland. A spoof, of course, and a follow-up to Whately's 'Historic Doubts relative to Napoleon Bonaparte' (1846).…