| A View of the Evidences of Christianity 2 Volume Paperback Set Contributor(s): Paley, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108000932 ISBN-13: 9781108000932 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Religion | Christianity - General |
| Dewey: 239 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection: Religion (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 2.76" H x 12.8" W x 9.92" (2.84 lbs) 778 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This two-volume set by the philosopher and theologian William Paley, published in 1794, was considered so important that it was required reading for Cambridge students (including Charles Darwin) well into the nineteenth century. This classic work of apologetics discusses the primary and secondary historical evidence for Christianity, the miracles of Jesus Christ, the candour of the New Testament writers, the differences between Islam and Christianity, and popular objections to the truth of Christianity. Paley's intellectual defence of Christianity was one of the most popular of his day, and as such was central to the debates on evolution, science and religion of the Victorian period. His work anticipates parts of the contemporary theory of intelligent design, and is of interest to historians of theology, philosophy and science. |