Author: James Johnston (Minister of the Free St. James' Church, Glasgow.)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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The Ecclesiastical and Religious Statistics of Scotland. Showing 1st. The Number of Adherents in Each Denomination. 2d. That There are More Than Half a Million of the Population Unconnected with Any Church
Author: James Johnston (Minister of the Free St. James' Church, Glasgow.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Religion
Author: L. M. BarleyPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483295990
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 635
Book Description
This volume reviews the publicly available sources of statistical information on religion. The majority of this data relates to the Christian churches and is split between the serial or recurrent sources in the first review and the ad hoc survey data in the second. The third sets out the available Jewish data which comprise the best recorded and the most extensive of the sources in the non-Christian sector, and the final review brings together statistical sources on the remaining religions practised in the UK. This book will be an invaluable source of information for researchers and practitioners in the field.
The Ecclesiastical and Religious Statistics of Scotland
Author: James JohnstonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332837758
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Excerpt from The Ecclesiastical and Religious Statistics of Scotland: Showing, 1st. The Number of Adherents in Each Denomination, 2d. That There Are More Than Half a Million of the Population Unconnected With Any Church It is not, however, my intention to attempt any solution of social or religious problems, or to point out the way in which the Chris tian Church should deal with them. I take the humbler task Of showing in what relation the different churches Of our country stand to one another, and to the population in the midst of which, and for the good of which, under God, they do or ought to exist and labour. I purpose to show, first, the relative numbers or strength Of the different churches in Scotland, and more particularly of the three leading denominations, that they may realize their true position and responsibility; and second, to show the work which remains to be overtaken by their united efforts in harmonious co-operation with all Evangelical Churches - the vast multitudes lying around in prao tical ungodliness - endangering society and ruining their own souls. I have faith in the power of facts, even in the dry form of statis tics. 'former experience in a similar field of labour encourages me. Without laying claim to any merit beyond that of a careful compiler, I am thankful to record the fact that within a year of the publication of my two pamphlets on the Religious Destitution in Glasgow, three societies were formed for church extension by the leading denominations in the city, and another for the purpose of promoting united action in Christian work. These societies have done, and are still doing, much good. I trust the present effort, as it relates to a larger field, will lead to greater results. In the meantime I only give an estimate for the whole of Scotland, along with a few samples of statistical returns from different parts of the country, to show a little Of what needs to be done, and what can be done, if such inquiries are undertaken by all the parties who are interested and responsible. It is only by a combined effort of the Established, Free, and United Presbyterian Churches that a complete religious census of Scotland can be secured. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.
ECCLESIASTICAL & RELIGIOUS STA
Author: James JohnstonPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781361960783
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
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The Ecclesiastical and Religious Statistics of Scotland
Author: James JohnstonThe Varieties of Religious Experience
Author: William JamesPublisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1877527467
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Harvard psychologist and philosopher William James' The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature explores the nature of religion and, in James' observation, its divorce from science when studied academically. After publication in 1902 it quickly became a canonical text of philosophy and psychology, remaining in print through the entire century. "Scientific theories are organically conditioned just as much as religious emotions are; and if we only knew the facts intimately enough, we should doubtless see 'the liver' determining the dicta of the sturdy atheist as decisively as it does those of the Methodist under conviction anxious about his soul. When it alters in one way the blood that percolates it, we get the Methodist, when in another way, we get the atheist form of mind."
The Churches of Christ
Author: Richard T. HughesPublisher: Praeger
ISBN: 0275970744
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This volume tells the story of the Churches of Christ, one of three major denominations that emerged in the United States from a religious movement led by Alexander Campbell and Barton W. Stone in the early 19th century. Beginning as an effort to provide a basis on which all Christians in America could unite, the leaders of the movement relied on the faith and practice of the primitive church. Ironically, this unity movement eventually divided precisely along the lines of its original agenda, as the Churches of Christ rallied around the restorationist banner while the Disciples of Christ gathered around the ecumenical cause. Yet, having begun as a countercultural sect, the Churches of Christ emerged in the 20th century as a culture-affirming denomination. This brief history, together with biographical sketches of major leaders, provides a complete overview of the denomination in America. The book begins with a concise yet detailed history of the denomination's beginnings in the early 19th century. Tracing the influence of such leaders as Stone and Campbell, the authors chronicle the triumphs and conflicts of the denomination through the 19th century and its reemergence and renewal in the 20th century. The biographical dictionary of leaders in the Churches of Christ rounds out the second half of the book, and a chronology of important events in the history of the denomination offers a quick reference guide. A detailed bibliographic essay concludes the book and points readers to further readings about the Churches of Christ.
Truth Triumphant
Author: Wilkinson, Benjamin GeorgePublisher: Delmarva Publications, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
A much neglected field of study has been opened by the research of the author into the history of the Christian church from its apostolic origins to the close of the eighteenth century. Taking as his thesis the prominence given to the Church in the Wilderness in Bible prophecy, and the fact that “‘the Church in the Wilderness,’ and not the proud hierarchy enthroned in the world’s great capital, was the true church of Christ,” he has spent years developing this subject. In its present form, Truth Triumphant represents much arduous research in the libraries of Europe as well as in America. Excellent ancient sources are most difficult to obtain, but the author has been successful in gaining access to many of them. To crystallize the subject matter and make the historical facts live in modem times, the author also made extensive travels throughout Europe and Asia. The doctrines of the primitive Christian church spread to Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. As grains of a mustard seed they lodged in the hearts of many Godly souls in southern France and northern Italy — people known as the Albigenses and the Waldenses. The faith of Jesus was valiantly upheld by the Church of the East. This term, as used by the author, not only includes the Syrian and Assyrian Churches, but is also the term applied to the development of apostolic Christianity throughout the lands of the East. The spirit of Christ, burning in the hearts of loyal men who would not compromise with paganism, sent them forth as missionaries to lands afar. Patrick, Columbanus, Marcos, and a host of others were missionaries to distant lands. They braved the ignorance of the barbarian, the intolerance of the apostate church leaders, and the persecution of the state in order that they might win souls to God. To unfold the dangers that were ever present in the conflict of the true church against error, to reveal the sinister working of evil and the divine strength by which men of God made truth triumphant, to challenge the Remnant Church today in its final controversy against the powers of evil, and to show the holy, unchanging message of the Bible as it has been preserved for t hose who will “fear God, and keep His commandments” — these are the sincere aims of the author as he presents this book to those who know the truth. MERLIN L. NEFF.
Sketches of North Carolina
Author: William Henry FootePublisher:
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Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Woman, Church and State
Author: Matilda Joslyn GagePublisher:
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Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description