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Within the Vail
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The theme of Darkness and Light is the existence of Moral Evil. The conclusion arrived at is, that God in no sense is its author, but that its origin is in the misuse of their freedom by intellectual beings.
In The Scientist, The Mystic, and The Lover, it is the aim of the author to give the essential ideas of three different schools of thought. That of the Scientist, which accounts for all phenomena by the operation of laws inherent in nature, without an intelligent care-taking First Cause. That of the Mystic, which recognizes God, and, feeling a sense of alienation from Him, seeks happiness, perfection, and union with Him, by the suppression and eradication of the natural senses, regarding them as enemies to good. That of the Lover, which regards the unperverted senses as the gifts of God, and that union with Him, and happiness, are to be attained, not by their suppression and eradication, but by their sanctification and dedication to good uses.
In Substance and Shadow the leading idea is, that good thoughts and those things only which are good, can have any permanent or eternal existence; all other things are merely shadows. The author aims also to give a picture of that perfect state of society which, he believes, is soon to appear on earth.
In the Lost Soul, the effort is to give a picture of the real state of on ruined through ambition.
Many forms of Religion are glanced at in The Garden, and the largest charity is extended to those forms usually esteemed erroneous.
"Within the Vail" is sacred to the memory of a lovely and much loved friend, who has lately passed within.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The theme of Darkness and Light is the existence of Moral Evil. The conclusion arrived at is, that God in no sense is its author, but that its origin is in the misuse of their freedom by intellectual beings.
In The Scientist, The Mystic, and The Lover, it is the aim of the author to give the essential ideas of three different schools of thought. That of the Scientist, which accounts for all phenomena by the operation of laws inherent in nature, without an intelligent care-taking First Cause. That of the Mystic, which recognizes God, and, feeling a sense of alienation from Him, seeks happiness, perfection, and union with Him, by the suppression and eradication of the natural senses, regarding them as enemies to good. That of the Lover, which regards the unperverted senses as the gifts of God, and that union with Him, and happiness, are to be attained, not by their suppression and eradication, but by their sanctification and dedication to good uses.
In Substance and Shadow the leading idea is, that good thoughts and those things only which are good, can have any permanent or eternal existence; all other things are merely shadows. The author aims also to give a picture of that perfect state of society which, he believes, is soon to appear on earth.
In the Lost Soul, the effort is to give a picture of the real state of on ruined through ambition.
Many forms of Religion are glanced at in The Garden, and the largest charity is extended to those forms usually esteemed erroneous.
"Within the Vail" is sacred to the memory of a lovely and much loved friend, who has lately passed within.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
196 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1879
About the author
John Abney Chapman
12 booksJohn Abney Chapman (1821-1906) was an American historian and author.
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