Project Gutenberg 2010-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 259 Calvin, Jean 1509 1564 Calvin, John Krasinski, Valerian, Count 1855 Krasinski, Valérian Traité des reliques. English A Treatise on Relics Reading ease score: 49.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. "A Treatise on Relics" by John Calvin is a theological work written in the late 19th century. The treatise critiques the practices surrounding the veneration of relics and images within the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions, arguing against their legitimacy and highlighting the dangers of superstition associated with these practices. The work serves as an exploration of the historical origins and developments of such practices in Christianity, providing an important perspective on the Reformation's stance on the issue. At the start of the text, the preface discusses the obscurity of Calvin's work in contemporary society and notes the resurgence of superstitions he critiqued, suggesting that despite the advancement of knowledge, these practices have continued to manifest in modern times. The introductory section outlines the evolution of relic worship from its origins and emphasizes how the incorporation of pagan rituals into Christian practice has led to distortions of true Christian belief. Calvin’s analysis sets the groundwork for his subsequent chapters, where he will dissect the historical substance of these practices and their implications for the integrity of Christian faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Relics Reliquaries BX Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 655780 655781 2024-10-13T14:18:28.610041 2023-09-14T07:16:37.057227 text/html text/html 663922 2010-04-25T14:35:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 198435 2010-04-25T14:35:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 269103 2024-10-13T14:18:39.700002 application/epub+zip 277840 2024-10-13T14:18:31.254045 application/epub+zip 1329091 2010-04-25T14:35:54 application/pdf 405137 2010-04-25T14:35:54 application/pdf application/zip 277840 2024-10-13T14:18:29.696052 application/epub+zip 506654 2024-10-13T14:18:45.730959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450325 2024-10-13T14:18:38.618169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126770 2022-09-14T16:33:34.686573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479367 2024-10-13T14:18:27.010582 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 481538 2020-06-16T13:32:31 text/plain; charset=utf-8 175744 2020-06-16T13:32:31 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 481143 2010-04-25T14:35:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 175529 2010-04-25T14:35:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 481217 2010-04-25T14:35:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 175439 2010-04-25T14:35:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 26756 2024-10-13T14:18:45.880959 application/rdf+xml 495625 2010-04-25T14:35:55 application/prs.tei 13151 2024-10-13T14:18:30.297049 image/jpeg 3467 2024-10-13T14:18:29.998039 image/jpeg 175546 2010-04-25T14:35:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 258788 2024-10-13T14:18:28.655077 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 en.wikipedia