Unalism, or New yet Old Christianity by Unitas, M A

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 99 CHAPTER III. THE CONCORDAT. I. A Short time ago Professor Huxley somewhat emphatically called public attention to a subject which has a very prominent place in these pages, viz., a Concordat, or Union of Science and Religion. But he and the writer are at opposite poles respecting it. True union of these...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 99 CHAPTER III. THE CONCORDAT. I. A Short time ago Professor Huxley somewhat emphatically called public attention to a subject which has a very prominent place in these pages, viz., a Concordat, or Union of Science and Religion. But he and the writer are at opposite poles respecting it. True union of these two would be of immense advantage to all nations. Wonderful as the discoveries of modern times have been, to discover a real harmony of religion and science would in the long run, I believe, outdo them all And noliving individual, perhaps, could forward this union more effectually than Professor Huxley. But then he must give up one of the three kinds of fame which he now enjoys. He has, first, a well-earned reputation for scientific attainments and general ability; next, he is credited with candour, truthfulness, and moral courage; lastly, he is notorious, more or less, as a champion of infidelity. Let him pardon me for calling such notoriety ' disgraceful honour'?I am about to state reasons. The fame is short lived, and likely to become infamy in a generation or two. He would do well to abandon it. The respect which he would win by fair, impartial enquiry as to whether a true union of science and religion be possible, and by steadfastly endeavouring to promote this union, if convinced that itwould be both possible and highly useful, would far more than compensate him for any temporary loss he might sustain. The kind of union which this volume recommends is healthful. It consults the dignity alike of science and of religion. The two are treated as perfectly free and independent powers. There is to be no lese-majeste of Christianity when she unites with science. The truthfulness of her supernatural splendour is not thereby brought into question. She retains a...