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Edmund S. Ffoulkes

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Description:Excerpt from Christendom's Divisions: Being a Philosophical Sketch of the Divisions of the Christian Family in East and West; To Be Followed by a History of the Different Re-Unions Which Have Been Projected in Both Up to the Present Time Then, when I reflected that, as for the last 300 years there had been all the different overtures between Catholics and Protestants, described by M. Tabaraud: so, likewise, for the 300 or 400 years preceding, there had been at least as many negotiations of a similar kind, and for a similar purpose, between Greeks and Latins: it seemed to me that neither should be disconnected or considered apart from the other; and that from both combined a powerful moral might be elicited on the general tendency of Christianity to draw men together, in spite of their worst differences, proving it to be quite as abhorrent of divisions in itself as nature ever was of a vacuum. The divisions of Christendom, notorious and interminable as they may have become, would, at all events, have been met by another fact as broad, could it be shown that, ever since they commenced, a series of attempts had been made in every succeeding age, by Christians so widely differing from each other in general temperament, or acquired habits of thought, as Easterns and Westerns, Catholics and Protestants, for restoring visible intercommunion amongst themselves. Again, it appeared to be no less true that the thing had been so often attempted, than that it had as often failed. What, therefore, were the grounds for both? Men do not usually, with their eyes open, persist in attempting what is absolutely hopeless; neither are they apt to fail again and again in any one project for no assignable cause. Hence, besides bringing out the fact itself, I felt called upon to enquire into these two points connected with it - namely, its constant recurrence, and as constant failure. 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Christendom's Divisions: Being a Philosophical Sketch of the Divisions of the Christian Family in East and West. To get started finding Christendom's Divisions: Being a Philosophical Sketch of the Divisions of the Christian Family in East and West, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Christendom's Divisions: Being a Philosophical Sketch of the Divisions of the Christian Family in East and West; To Be Followed by a History of the Different Re-Unions Which Have Been Projected in Both Up to the Present Time Then, when I reflected that, as for the last 300 years there had been all the different overtures between Catholics and Protestants, described by M. Tabaraud: so, likewise, for the 300 or 400 years preceding, there had been at least as many negotiations of a similar kind, and for a similar purpose, between Greeks and Latins: it seemed to me that neither should be disconnected or considered apart from the other; and that from both combined a powerful moral might be elicited on the general tendency of Christianity to draw men together, in spite of their worst differences, proving it to be quite as abhorrent of divisions in itself as nature ever was of a vacuum. The divisions of Christendom, notorious and interminable as they may have become, would, at all events, have been met by another fact as broad, could it be shown that, ever since they commenced, a series of attempts had been made in every succeeding age, by Christians so widely differing from each other in general temperament, or acquired habits of thought, as Easterns and Westerns, Catholics and Protestants, for restoring visible intercommunion amongst themselves. Again, it appeared to be no less true that the thing had been so often attempted, than that it had as often failed. What, therefore, were the grounds for both? Men do not usually, with their eyes open, persist in attempting what is absolutely hopeless; neither are they apt to fail again and again in any one project for no assignable cause. Hence, besides bringing out the fact itself, I felt called upon to enquire into these two points connected with it - namely, its constant recurrence, and as constant failure. 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Christendom's Divisions: Being a Philosophical Sketch of the Divisions of the Christian Family in East and West. To get started finding Christendom's Divisions: Being a Philosophical Sketch of the Divisions of the Christian Family in East and West, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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