History Of The Christian Church Vol 5

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Excerpt from History of the Christian Church, Vol. 5 Somewhat of an Offset to the concessions made by the State to the Church had place at least for a season, in consequence Of what has been named the Kulturkampf (as though it touched the general interests of culture or civilization), but which might quite as well be called the struggle with Romish clericalism. The extent to which the State, in the course of this struggle, was led to assume control over theological education, as also over other matters of immediate concern to the Church, was regarded by not a few Protestants as exceeding the just limits of secular authority. On the part of the State authorities themselves, it was rather a perplexing exi genoy, than a desire to magnify their own prerogatives, which dictated the restrictive legislation. To appreciate that exigency it will be necessary to glance for a moment at the origin and progress Of the contention. 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.

Excerpt from History of the Christian Church, Vol. 5: The Advance of Christendom, 1800-1901 A. D To the author the work of these ten years has been a delight and the inspiration of his life. He has spared no pains, but he knows that the best efforts leave many imperfections. He has written every line, and has read the text five times to eliminate errors. Knowing that some have escaped him, he will esteem any correction a favor. 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.

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