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 Project Gutenberg 2013-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 57 Curtis, T. D. (Thomas Day) Curtis, Thomas Day The Cross and Crown Reading ease score: 56.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Mark C. Orton, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Cross and Crown" by T. D. Curtis is a philosophical and critical poem written in the late 19th century. The work delves into themes of religion, authority, and the contrast between spiritual freedom and institutional oppression. It reflects Curtis’s perspectives on Christianity and societal structures, questioning the validity and impact of traditional religious beliefs and practices. In the poem, Curtis critiques the role of the church and its symbols, particularly the cross and the crown, portraying them as tools of exploitation and subjugation rather than truly divine elements. He argues that the cross symbolizes ignorance, cruelty, and superstitious oppression, while the crown represents tyranny and the manipulation of the masses. Through various sections, the poem reflects on how these symbols have historically been used to control and mislead human beings, promoting a call for liberation through reason, justice, and brotherhood. Ultimately, Curtis advocates for a world free from the shackles of traditional dogmas and a journey toward enlightenment and togetherness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42656/42656-h/images/cover.jpg en Christian poetry Religious poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 97817 97818 2024-10-18T04:26:09.174307 2023-09-18T12:49:49.531855 text/html text/html 96358 2013-05-06T20:15:04 text/html; charset=us-ascii 114510 2013-05-06T20:15:04 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 126860 2024-10-18T04:26:12.831291 application/epub+zip 126889 2024-10-18T04:26:09.876277 application/epub+zip 91050 2024-10-18T04:26:09.509279 application/epub+zip 175716 2024-10-18T04:26:14.682258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164923 2024-10-18T04:26:12.460250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130053 2022-09-19T13:17:32.865891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67565 67358 2024-10-18T04:26:08.610269 2023-09-18T12:49:49.008919 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 67377 2013-05-06T20:15:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24176 2013-05-06T20:15:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19460 2024-10-18T04:26:14.812246 application/rdf+xml 13193 2024-10-18T04:26:09.601276 image/jpeg 1909 2024-10-18T04:26:09.555258 image/jpeg 115243 2024-10-18T04:26:09.193308 application/octet-stream application/zip