The German Soul in Its Attitude Towards Ethics And Christianity, the State And War Two Studies
The book The German Soul in Its Attitude Towards Ethics And Christianity, the State And War Two Studies was written by author Hügel, Friedrich, 1852-1925 Here you can read free online of The German Soul in Its Attitude Towards Ethics And Christianity, the State And War Two Studies book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The German Soul in Its Attitude Towards Ethics And Christianity, the State And War Two Studies a good or bad book?
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Thus, " My Kingdom is not of this world " (St. John xvui. 36) is, surely, what those early Christians felt with the noblest intensity. And this, although the Revelation of St. John contains not a little of the warlike Messianism and of a spirit of vindictiveness (Rev. vi. 2-8; 9, 10; xii. 7, 8; xiii. 10; xix. 11). On the other hand the beautiful, deeply important episode and story of Peter and the Centurion Cornelius (Acts x.) shows how entirely free were the peaceable majority of these first C...hristians from any repulsion to a soldier, or from any notion that his conversion to Christianity involves renunciation of the military Ufe, thus carrying on entirely the spirit of the Baptist and of our Lord Himself. And the Revelation of St. John gives us per- haps the most moving expression extant of tender respect for the abiding variety of nations, as different and requiring each the supplementation of all the others, even in the life to come and before God, the source and overflowing pattern, the end and defence of all right richness : " After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could HOW CICERO DEFINES THE STATE 43 number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb .
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