 The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful.  The Quarterly Review - Sayfa 241840Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
 | James A. Arieti, Patrick A. Wilson - 2003 - 356 sayfa
...religion, writes, "The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher,...as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful."22 The impossibility of logically differentiating among religions is reinforced by the capriciousness... | |
 | Bernard Lewis - 2004 - 456 sayfa
...remarked that "the various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher,...false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful." Islam was never prepared, either in theory or in practice, to accord full equality to those who held... | |
 | Hans-Georg Ziebertz - 2005 - 288 sayfa
...it this way, 'the various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher,...equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful' (chapter 2). There is a sense in which the relativism of religion within modern European society may... | |
 | Fisher Humphreys - 2005 - 226 sayfa
...once wrote, "The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher,...false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful." 1 I am glad that Jesus did not hold any of those opinions. He did not say that all religions are equally... | |
 | Leopold Damrosch - 2005 - 586 sayfa
..."The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world," Gibbon wrote, "were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful." Rousseau did care about belief, and there is some truth to Germaine de Staël's comment that he was... | |
 | Richard Zera - 2005 - 316 sayfa
...Jonson (1572-1637) The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher...equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. — Gibbon Fanaticism in religion is the alliance of the passions she condemns with the dogmas she... | |
 | Simon Blackburn - 2005 - 272 sayfa
...described by Gibbon: 'The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher,...as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.'1 But is it really the cranky, oversensitive philosopher who spoils the party? William Clifford... | |
 | Mark Goldie, Robert Wokler - 2006 - 944 sayfa
...rituals of the imperial Pax Romana, when its subjects' diverse 'modes of worship . . . were considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher...equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful' (1909-14, 1.28). On the other hand, through its network of churches and bishops, Christianity had actually... | |
 | William Paley - 2007 - 228 sayfa
...by Mr. Gibbon: "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful:" and I would ask from which of these three classes of men were the Christian missionaries to look for... | |
 | Guido Dierickx - 2007 - 328 sayfa
...historicus GIBBON (1788) toepasselijk: "The various modes of worship in the Roman world were all considered by the people, as equally true, by the philosopher,...false, and by the magistrate, as equally useful." Kortom, de kritiek spitste zich vooral toe op het bedenkelijke rationele gehalte van de religie dat... | |
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