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Our Christian heritage. By James, cardinal Gibbons.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - American Imprints 1889 Gibbons
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gibbons, James, 1834-1921.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Catholic Church--Apologetic works.
- Catholic Church.
- Apologetics--History--19th century.
- Apologetics.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 523 p. illus. 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, J. Murphy; London, R. Washbourne, 1889.
- Contents:
- Was the world created, or is it eternal and self-existing?
- The existence of God attested by all nations, ancient and modern
- Conscience bearing witness to God
- The omnipresence of God
- Lessons drawn from the recognition of God's presence
- The providence of God
- Popular objections against divine providence
- The dignity and efficacy of prayer
- Refutation of objections against prayer
- Gratitude to God
- Man possesses moral freedom
- How to exercise our free-will
- The immortality of the soul
- The eternal exclusion of the reprobate from heaven not incompatible with divine justice and mercy
- The divinity of Christ attested by himself and his disciples
- Our Lord's divinity confirmed by his miracles, and especially by his resurrection
- The divine mission of Christ demonstrated by the marvellous propagaion and perpetuity of the Christian religion
- Pagan system of worship
- Origin and destiny of man as viewed by modern unbelief
- Christian idea of God
- Christianity and modern science 00 The church is the true friend and promoter of science
- Influence of paganism upon morals
- Influence of Christianity upon morals
- Condition of woman under pagan civilization
- What Christianity has done for woman
- Paganism and Christianity compared in the practice of social virtues
- Benevloent institutions founded and fostered by Christianity in modern times
- Warfare in pagan and Christian times
- The influence of paganism on human slavery
- The influence of Christianity on human slavery
- The dignity, rights, and duties of the laboring classes
- Religion the essential basis of civil society
- The religious element in our American civilization
- The dangers that threaten our American civilization.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Stamped on title page: "Received Nov 20 1889."
- OCLC:
- 1739044
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