Project Gutenberg 2011-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 90 Ingersoll, Robert Green 1833 1899 Ingersoll, Bob Ingersoll, R. G. (Robert Green) Ingersoll, Robert G. (Robert Green) Heretics And Heresies From 'The Gods and Other Lectures' David Widger "Heretics And Heresies" by Robert Green Ingersoll is a critical examination of religious intolerance and the historical persecution of those deemed heretics, written in the late 19th century. This work is characterized as an essay or philosophical treatise, exploring themes of freedom of thought, the dangers of dogma, and the moral implications of religious doctrine. The likely topic of the book revolves around Ingersoll's argument against the oppressive nature of religious institutions and the need for intellectual and spiritual freedom. Ingersoll’s essays passionately articulate the struggle against the suppression of dissenting beliefs throughout religious history, particularly highlighting how organized churches have historically labelled differing viewpoints as heretical. He delves into notorious events such as the actions of the Inquisition and figures like John Calvin, who contributed to this atmosphere of intolerance. The text stresses that these condemnations and persecutions led to immense suffering and that true progress in society can only be achieved when individuals are free to think independently. Ingersoll calls for a rejection of blind faith and a celebration of heresy as a necessary catalyst for human advancement and enlightenment, ultimately championing the importance of reason and compassion in place of dogmatic belief systems. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Free thought Heresy BL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 83575 83537 2024-09-16T06:41:40.302449 2023-09-16T12:53:10.053715 text/html text/html 83999 2021-07-19T01:52:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 29053 2021-07-19T01:55:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 75208 2024-09-16T06:41:43.565409 application/epub+zip 74156 2024-09-16T06:41:41.529420 application/epub+zip 74157 2024-09-16T06:41:40.758439 application/epub+zip 165807 2024-09-16T06:41:45.168424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157815 2024-09-16T06:41:43.080429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171467 2022-09-17T11:54:43.854870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71342 2024-09-16T06:41:40.078440 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71164 2021-07-19T01:54:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 27255 2021-07-19T01:55:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17817 2024-09-16T06:41:45.297400 application/rdf+xml 12285 2024-09-16T06:41:41.107423 image/jpeg 3153 2024-09-16T06:41:40.932426 image/jpeg 75504 2024-09-16T06:41:40.311437 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