Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again

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Author

Barker, Joseph, 1806-1875

Title

Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story

Credits

E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Lisa Reigel, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements

Subject

Skepticism

Category

Text

eBook-No.

18675

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18675

Release Date

June 24, 2006

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.MODERN SKEPTICISM: — A — JOURNEY THROUGH THE LAND OF DOUBT — AND BACK AGAIN.
2. 2.JOSEPH BARKER.
3. 3.CONTENTS. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV. — CHAPTER V. — CHAPTER VI. — CHAPTER VII. — CHAPTER VIII. — CHAPTER IX. — CHAPTER X. — CHAPTER XI. — CHAPTER XII. — CHAPTER XIII. — CHAPTER XIV. — CHAPTER XV. — CHAPTER XVI. — CHAPTER XVII. — CHAPTER XVIII. — CHAPTER XIX. — CHAPTER XX.
4. 4.PREFACE. — MODERN SKEPTICISM.
5. 5.CHAPTER I. — INTRODUCTION.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. — CAUSES OF UNBELIEF.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. — ANOTHER CAUSE OF UNBELIEF—BAD FEELING. THE AUTHOR'S CASE.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. — ORIGIN OF THE UNHAPPY FEELING—CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AUTHOR'S MIND—RATIONALIZING TENDENCY.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. — CHANGES IN THE AUTHOR'S VIEWS.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. — JOHN WESLEY AND HIS VIEWS ON CERTAIN POINTS.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. — FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS AND THEIR RESULTS.
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. — A SECOND TENDENCY. PRACTICAL PREACHING.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. — EXTRACTS FROM MY DIARY.
14. 14.CHAPTER X. — THE REFORMING TENDENCY.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. — EXPLANATIONS.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. — THE STORY CONTINUED. WHAT FOLLOWED EXPULSION. DESPERATE WORD FIGHTING. ABUSE.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. — CONTACT WITH UNITARIANS, AND DOWNWARD TENDENCY TO DEISM.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. — THE BIBLE QUESTION. INSPIRATION, INFALLIBILITY. HISTORY OF MY VIEWS ON THE SUBJECT.
19. 19.CHAPTER XV. — GOES INTO POLITICS. ARRESTED. LODGED IN PRISON. ELECTED TOWN COUNCILLOR, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, &C.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. — THE STORY OF MY DESCENT FROM THE FAITH OF MY CHILDHOOD, TO DOUBT AND UNBELIEF.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. — CONTINUATION OF MY STORY. FRESH TROUBLES. A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. HOW BROUGHT ABOUT. INCIDENTS. THE CHANGE COMPLETE AT LENGTH. ITS RESULTS.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. — PARTIES WHO CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS MY RETURN TO CHRIST.
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. — SOME OF THE STEPS BY WHICH I CAME TO FAITH IN CHRIST.
24. 24.CHAPTER XX. — A FEW OF THE LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED ON MY WAY THROUGH LIFE. — CONCLUDING REMARKS. — A FEW TESTIMONIES OF GREAT MEN IN FAVOR OF CHRISTIANITY.

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