The Veneration of Relics. A Sermon, Etc
Author : Thomas Edward BRIDGETT
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 11,85 MB
Release : 1868
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Author : Thomas Edward BRIDGETT
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 11,85 MB
Release : 1868
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Author : Jean Calvin
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Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,92 MB
Release : 1854
Category : Relics
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Author : Colin CAMPBELL (Vicar of Dedham.)
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Page : 30 pages
File Size : 27,31 MB
Release : 1850
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Author : Jean Calvin
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Page : 84 pages
File Size : 25,21 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
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For much of its history the Catholic Church has countenanced the veneration of relics--objects or even bones associated with a saint, or with Jesus Christ himself, that were deemed to have healing power or some beneficial spiritual effect on believers. Despite criticism from some skeptical observers (including even St. Augustine), the belief in relics has continued to this day. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, when the Protestant Reformation launched a wholesale attack on Church practices, the use of relics was included among the superstitions that were deplored as a corruption of the Christian faith. John Calvin, one of the chief architects of the Reformation, published this thorough critique of relic worship in 1543. He runs through the gamut of objects that are venerated in various churches. From the alleged swaddling clothes of Jesus to pieces from the crown of thorns, Calvin pointedly shows how little proof there is that these objects are real and how obviously they are used as a means of taking advantage of the gullible. He is especially scathing and witty on the then-widespread belief in the authenticity of fragments of the so-called True Cross. Calvin remarks that if one were to accept all such claims, one would have enough wood to fill up a ship's cargo hold! This edition of Calvin's classic treatise includes an interesting introduction by expert investigator Joe Nickell, author of Relics of the Christ, Inquest on the Shroud of Turin, and Looking for a Miracle, among many other books (see www.joenickell.com). Nickell presents a brief biography of Calvin and brings the story of investigating relics up to date by explaining how sophisticated modern techniques are helping to unravel the mysteries surrounding such famous relics as the Shroud of Turin and many other similar venerated objects.
Author : H. W. van Os
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Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,95 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Buddhist saints
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Author : John Bryant CLIFFORD
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 24,27 MB
Release : 1842
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Author : John Calvin
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 36,12 MB
Release : 2017-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1773560484
A treatment on the use of relics and icons in both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox theology, this book uses the Bible as a basis to renounce such uses of tradition to make theological truth and uses solely scripture to make any truth claims as far as saints and relics in the church.
Author : Archer THOMPSON (Rector of Hotham.)
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Page : 34 pages
File Size : 43,17 MB
Release : 1850
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Author : Thomas BISSET (LL.D.)
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Page : 52 pages
File Size : 34,45 MB
Release : 1850
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Author : Church of England
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Page : 564 pages
File Size : 17,31 MB
Release : 1832
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