The True History of Joshua Davidson, Christian and CommunistChatto and Windus, 1874 - 279 pages |
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Page v
... as I do , and as I think could be proved from the words of the Gospels as well as from the whole tenour of Christ's life , that pure Christianity , as taught by Him whom men a call God and Saviour , leads us inevitably to Communism.
... as I do , and as I think could be proved from the words of the Gospels as well as from the whole tenour of Christ's life , that pure Christianity , as taught by Him whom men a call God and Saviour , leads us inevitably to Communism.
Page vi
... Christians themselves celebrated the Last Supper by human sacrifices , or made of their Agapa orgies of immorality . ) I did this because I wanted to bring the Christ of olden days into modern circum- stances , and then to ask the ...
... Christians themselves celebrated the Last Supper by human sacrifices , or made of their Agapa orgies of immorality . ) I did this because I wanted to bring the Christ of olden days into modern circum- stances , and then to ask the ...
Page vii
... Christians of to - day : How would they receive Him ? How would they approve His doctrine ? As I have said before , it is unreasonable to accept the words and deeds of Christ as of so arbitrary and final a character that they will not ...
... Christians of to - day : How would they receive Him ? How would they approve His doctrine ? As I have said before , it is unreasonable to accept the words and deeds of Christ as of so arbitrary and final a character that they will not ...
Page viii
... divine . There is no middle course . It is Christianity and Communism , or the maintenance of the present condition of things as natural and fitting — that is , the maintenance of the right of the strong to hold viii PREFACE .
... divine . There is no middle course . It is Christianity and Communism , or the maintenance of the present condition of things as natural and fitting — that is , the maintenance of the right of the strong to hold viii PREFACE .
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... Christianity ; some have pronounced his life a failure because of the weakness inherent in itself ; others , again , see in it a noble effort that fell short of success by reason of the un- christian state of Christendom . In fact , the ...
... Christianity ; some have pronounced his life a failure because of the weakness inherent in itself ; others , again , see in it a noble effort that fell short of success by reason of the un- christian state of Christendom . In fact , the ...
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