Sermons; Now First Printed from the Original Manuscripts of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wallis, John, PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, ong>Theong> 18th century was a wealth ong>ong>ofong>ong> knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in ong>theong> printing press. In its determination to preserve ong>theong> century ong>ong>ofong>ong> revolution, Gale initiated a revolution ong>ong>ofong>ong> its own: digitization ong>ong>ofong>ong> epic proportions to preserve ong>theong>se invaluable works in ong>theong> largest archive ong>ong>ofong>ong> its kind. Now for ong>theong> first time ong>theong>se high-quality digital copies ong>ong>ofong>ong> original 18th century ong>manuscriptsong> are available in print, making ong>theong>m highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.ong>Theong> Age ong>ong>ofong>ong> Enlightenment prong>ong>ofong>ong>oundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on ong>theong> issues ong>ong>ofong>ong> ong>theong> day, such as ong>theong> slave trade. ong>Theong> Age ong>ong>ofong>ong> Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in ong>theong> twenty-first century.++++ong>Theong> below data was compiled from various identification fields in ong>theong> bibliographic record ong>ong>ofong>ong> this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryTHalf-title: 'Dr. Wallis's sermons'.London: printed by J. Nichols: and sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinson, ], cxxiv,]p., plate: port.; 8