Fiske, John. 1842-1901.
The idea of God as affected by modern knowledge / John Fiske. - Boston : Houghton, Mifflin, 1885. - xxxii, 173 p. ; 18 cm.
Difficulty of expressing the idea of God so that it can be readily understood -- The rapid growth of modern knowledge -- Sources of the theistic idea -- Development of monotheism -- The idea of God as immanent in the world -- The idea of God as remote from the world -- Conflict between the two ideas, commonly misunderstood as a conflict between religion and science -- Anthropomorphic conceptions of God -- The argument from design -- Simile of the watch replaced by simile of the flower -- The craving for a final cause -- Symbolic conceptions -- The eternal source of phenomena -- The power that makes for righteousness.
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The idea of God as affected by modern knowledge / John Fiske. - Boston : Houghton, Mifflin, 1885. - xxxii, 173 p. ; 18 cm.
Difficulty of expressing the idea of God so that it can be readily understood -- The rapid growth of modern knowledge -- Sources of the theistic idea -- Development of monotheism -- The idea of God as immanent in the world -- The idea of God as remote from the world -- Conflict between the two ideas, commonly misunderstood as a conflict between religion and science -- Anthropomorphic conceptions of God -- The argument from design -- Simile of the watch replaced by simile of the flower -- The craving for a final cause -- Symbolic conceptions -- The eternal source of phenomena -- The power that makes for righteousness.
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Electronic reproduction.
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HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
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God.
231 / FII