Project Gutenberg 2006-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 70 Naville, Ernest 1816 1909 Downton, Henry The Heavenly Father: Lectures on Modern Atheism Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Dave Maddock, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Heavenly Father: Lectures on Modern Atheism" by Ernest Naville is a philosophical work written in the late 19th century. This collection of lectures, originally presented in Geneva and Lausanne, addresses the issue of atheism and defends the idea of God as understood in Christian philosophy. Naville articulates the importance of faith in a personal and loving God, countering the prevailing ideas of a society increasingly inclined toward atheism. At the start of the book, the author reflects on the state of modern religion, expressing concern over the widespread belief that faith in God is fading. He argues that the existence of many influential thinkers and movements on this topic indicates that religion is very much alive but under threat. Naville establishes the foundation of humanity's idea of God, exploring how spiritual needs manifest through love, hope, and justice in society. He emphasizes that without a belief in God, the very basis for morality, consciousness, and fulfillment is compromised, leading to a hollow existence marked by despair instead of purpose. Naville sets the stage for a thorough philosophical inquiry into the implications of life without God for both individuals and societies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Atheism God -- Proof BT Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 572337 572338 2024-10-08T06:36:26.092496 2023-09-08T08:31:14.309706 text/html text/html 581980 2006-04-14T14:59:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 203105 2006-04-14T14:59:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 299270 2024-10-08T06:36:37.650460 application/epub+zip 305038 2024-10-08T06:36:30.440502 application/epub+zip 292740 2024-10-08T06:36:28.547501 application/epub+zip 553518 2024-10-08T06:36:42.817410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507590 2024-10-08T06:36:36.477465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447471 2022-09-08T15:01:42.417893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491616 491517 2024-10-08T06:36:24.974522 2023-09-08T08:31:13.339681 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 491171 2006-04-14T14:59:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 185356 2006-04-14T14:59:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 491206 2006-04-14T14:59:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 185005 2006-04-14T14:59:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21413 2024-10-08T06:36:42.954403 application/rdf+xml 15950 2024-10-08T06:36:29.331476 image/jpeg 3617 2024-10-08T06:36:28.848479 image/jpeg 278111 2024-10-08T06:36:26.137507 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog