The Religion of the Plain Man

THE RELIGION OF THE PLAIN MAN I-General View of English Religion (i) I T vould appear a ludicrous undertaking to atten1pt to deal with the Catholic Church in six lectures, vhen we consider the volumes that have been· writfen, the theological learning poured out, the libraries that yet remaIn to be composed on this enorn10US fact. But my object, is to deal, not vith the Catholic Church as a v hole, but rather vith sonle of its aspects as presented to the It plain man." Even so, no more than a bird's-eye viev is possible. I say to the it plain man" ; because it was to him, after all, that CHRIST came and spoke, for him that He suffered and rose again, for him that He instituted the means at grace, and to him that the Gospel of salvation is sent. The plain man, therefore, and not the professed theologian, must, in a sense, be the final arbiter; it is the primary function of the theologian not to theorize and soar, but to interpret, explain and dis- Table of Contents THE CONTENTS; The Preface; CHAPTER I; General Vietv of English Religion; CHAPTER II; Romalt Catholic CharaCleristics; CHAPTER III; The Petrine Claims; CHAPTER IV; Develop-men!; CHAPTER V; Infallibility; CHAPTER VI; Intel/ell, Emotion & Faith; The Exchange; Con clusio 11; CHAPTER VII; Saint Peter in Scripture; Primitive J)apalists; v; I; 112; 125; 134; 153; 157 About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult