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The Historical Jesus

J. M. Robertson

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Mill so completely failed to grasp:—

How soon would everything true and important that was taught by Christianity have been relegated to the order of the long-faded sayings of the noble humanitarians and thinking sages of antiquity, had not its teachings become words of eternal life in the mouth of its Founder!10

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And a distinguished Scottish theologian and scholar has laid it down that

there is probably not a single moral precept in the Christian Scriptures which is not substantially also in the Chinese classics. There is certainly not an important principle in Bishop Butler’s ethical teachings which had not been explicitly set forth by Mencius in the fourth century B.C. The Chinese thinker of that date had anticipated the entire moral theory of man’s constitution expounded so long afterwards by the most famous of English moral philosophers.11

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Community Reviews

Marx said it simply: Religion is the opium of the masses. Reading the ecstatic journal of George Fox, the brave,I would agree. The manner of the conviction is manic - without any thought for his safety,he gate-crashes congregations in chapels telling them how they are not doing things right!
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The Journal of George Fox is one of the best books a Christian can read. I recommend it to everybody. The amazing life and teachings of a Servant of the Lord.

Good, if rather repetitive, record of George Fox's call to see religion differently - no steeple-houses or priests! - which resulted in him starting the Quakers. It was written in old age but he had kept records of his extensive travels. It's interesting to see how Quakers developed, including key t

This is not the most readable of books, but it is a journal not a polished autobiography. That being said as a Quaker myself I find Fox's words to be inspiring. As a Christian this gives a good glimpse into what living a life dedicated to your values and faith really looks like. Fox led a life fille

A quote from the Journal: "God who made the world does not dwell in temples made with hands, but in people's hearts."

I didn't realize that Quakers were the "evangelicals" of their day. After being disillusioned by the priests and educated scholars of the day about his spiritual questions, George Fox studied the Bible and learned as God taught him. He then went around preaching to the masses that they didn't need p

Thought I'd better read this, as I'm a Quaker. Some of it was absolutely fascinating. It was written at what must have been one of the most interesting times of Britain's history. Also, interesting to see how Quakerism has changed from its humble beginnings. However, it was really difficult to read

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