This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...involve some element of what is known as "accommodation." Just as a blind man may gain a better suggestion of the appearance of scarlet if he is told that it is "like the sound of a trumpet" than if he is simply informed that it is indescribable; so mankind may be permitted to think of God in ways which, though always ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...involve some element of what is known as "accommodation." Just as a blind man may gain a better suggestion of the appearance of scarlet if he is told that it is "like the sound of a trumpet" than if he is simply informed that it is indescribable; so mankind may be permitted to think of God in ways which, though always inadequate, are yet the most adequate which are for the time being available. And just as a wise teacher will instruct his pupils in the rules first and only afterwards set them to learn the exceptions, notwithstanding the fact that until the latter are known the application of the former may mislead, so no doubt a like principle may be traced in the Divine education of mankind. There has been advance from the lower to the higher stages of knowledge, and men have been suffered in the process to make mistakes and to learn through the mistakes they made. There has been conveyance of spiritual truths under the forms of myth and allegory and symbol, and the forms have not always been clearly recognized for what they were. It were a rash judgment to deny the educational value of illusions; and it would be over-hasty to assume that God could not under any circumstances permit an illusory judgment to be the means of conveying a truth. The principle of accommodation being admitted, it is impossible to rule out a priori the theory that a mistaken inference with regard to a point of minor importance may have been among the means employed in God's providence to lead the disciples to a knowledge of the risen Lord. Nevertheless, when all is said, the difficulty of Canon Streeter's view remains a real one. It is not necessary to call in question the general principle of accommodation in order to shrink from the admission of so violent an...
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: