Pre-Organic Evolution and the Biblical Idea of God: An Exposition and a Criticism (Classic Reprint) Book

PREFACE. IT will soon be discovered, in reading the following pages, that I purpose therein not to treat of Theism, as such, but only to discuss the teaching of the advocates of Pre-organic Evolution, and pre-eminently of Mr. Spencer, in its bearing on the conception of God given us in the Bible; and not, indeed, of the entire representation of God to be found in the Bible, but only that which is more nearly allied to the implications found in the premisses from which the Agnostic conclusion is supposed to be legitimately derived. In pursuance of this end, I have endeavoured to subject the Spencerian teaching, when logically developed, to a series of criticisms which, I believe, bring out its real character; and, also, I have sought to find out whether there, is, in the data from whence any valid doctrine of Pre-organic Evolution must proceed, any solid ground for Agnosticism as a substitute for such a belief in God, as a Living PersonalAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.orgRead More