The Analogy of ReligionLulu.com, 14 nov. 2016 - 134 pages In an age when deism was taking a strong foothold, Butler argued for the return to an orthodox view of God. He did not agree that God was detached and separated from the world, or that Jesus was more God than man, but rather that God was personal and Christ was exactly as he is seen in the orthodox doctrine of Protestant Christianity. |
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ADVERTISEMENT PREFIXED TO THE FIRST EDITION | 4 |
THE LIFE OF DR BUTLER | 20 |
OF NATURAL RELIGION | 27 |
OF REVEALED RELIGION | 72 |
DISSERTATION I OF PERSONAL IDENTITY | 126 |
END OF ANALOGY | 132 |
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