Project Gutenberg 2011-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 101 Holyoake, George Jacob 1817 1906 Holyoake, G. J. (George Jacob) English Secularism: A Confession of Belief Produced by David Widger "English Secularism: A Confession of Belief" by George Jacob Holyoake is a philosophical and sociopolitical treatise written in the late 19th century. The book presents a defense of Secularism, positioning it as a distinct system of thought separate from both Theism and Atheism. Holyoake, a prominent figure in the Secularist movement, seeks to articulate a moral framework grounded in reason and empirical evidence, advocating for the separation of church and state influence in societal matters. The opening of the work sets the stage for Holyoake's exploration of Secularism, outlining its fundamental principles and the need for a clear distinction between secular instruction and religious ideology. He emphasizes the importance of free thought and independent reasoning, contrasting Secularism with the constraints imposed by religious dogmas. Holyoake introduces the notion that moral duty can and should be derived from human experience and rational inquiry, rather than theological doctrines, laying the groundwork for a comprehensive examination of ethics and morality through a secular lens. This introductory section engages with the challenges posed by existing beliefs while asserting the necessity of open dialogue and critical reflection on religious and secular thought alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Secularism BL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 259559 259568 2024-09-16T06:43:02.872537 2023-09-16T12:54:21.535815 text/html text/html 256430 2013-01-29T10:08:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 90570 2013-01-29T10:08:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 156601 2024-09-16T06:43:08.236496 application/epub+zip 160555 2024-09-16T06:43:04.474525 application/epub+zip 160555 2024-09-16T06:43:03.494512 application/epub+zip 340685 2024-09-16T06:43:11.225450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319537 2024-09-16T06:43:07.578484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290217 2022-09-17T11:56:35.328776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223398 223391 2024-09-16T06:43:02.449506 2023-09-16T12:54:21.150827 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 223187 2011-11-22T15:02:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86655 2011-11-22T15:02:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 223180 2011-11-22T15:02:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86630 2011-11-22T15:02:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19862 2024-09-16T06:43:11.368447 application/rdf+xml 16732 2024-09-16T06:43:03.888486 image/jpeg 3759 2024-09-16T06:43:03.713495 image/jpeg 154593 2024-09-16T06:43:02.894507 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