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Does such an explanation reduce that idea to the rank of one of the historic forces, which arise and operate and expand themselves in accordance with strictly natural conditions?
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “Does such an explanation reduce that idea to the rank of one of the historic forces, which arise and operate and expand…”
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Morley explores whether explaining Christianity through natural conditions diminishes its supernatural significance.
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