Project Gutenberg 2013-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 111 Renan, Ernest 1823 1892 Renan, Joseph Ernest Renan, Ernestos Renán, Ernesto Waters, Clara Erskine Clement 1834 1916 Clement, Clara Erskine 33020365 English Conferences of Ernest Renan: Rome and Christianity. Marcus Aurelius Produced by Charlene Taylor, Michael Seow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "English Conferences of Ernest Renan: Rome and Christianity. Marcus Aurelius" is a historical account of lectures presented by Ernest Renan, translated by Clara Erskine Clement, written in the late 19th century. This work comprises a series of conferences discussing the intertwined histories of Christianity and Rome, as well as reflections on Marcus Aurelius. The book explores the profound cultural and philosophical impacts of the Roman Empire on Christianity, highlighting the contributions of various figures and ideas that shaped early Christian thought. The opening of the work introduces Renan's perspective on the uniqueness of Christianity and its deep roots in Roman culture. He articulates the responsibilities of faith and scholarship, asserting that the pursuit of truth transcends fear of theological consequences. Renan emphasizes the importance of understanding Christianity as a dynamic force emerging from the historical context of Judaism and influenced by the broader cultural milieu of the Roman Empire. He outlines the early development of Christian thought and the significant role of Rome in disseminating and establishing ecclesiastical authority, setting the stage for the detailed exploration of these themes in the ensuing conferences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42865/42865-h/images/cover-page.jpg en Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180 Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 Catholic Church BR Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 247000 246983 2024-09-18T05:34:53.709728 2023-09-18T13:54:08.366712 text/html text/html 245976 2013-06-03T14:54:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 171284 2013-06-03T14:55:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 227635 2024-09-18T05:34:57.343705 application/epub+zip 229047 2024-09-18T05:34:54.312893 application/epub+zip 160822 2024-09-18T05:34:53.987732 application/epub+zip 304462 2024-09-18T05:34:59.988678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279509 2024-09-18T05:34:57.016697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211844 2022-09-19T14:53:38.903422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226893 226792 2024-09-18T05:34:53.230748 2023-09-18T13:54:08.082688 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 226615 2013-06-03T14:54:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 85731 2013-06-03T14:55:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 226651 2013-06-03T14:54:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85658 2013-06-03T14:55:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22101 2024-09-18T05:35:00.143673 application/rdf+xml 9593 2024-09-18T05:34:54.082710 image/jpeg 2318 2024-09-18T05:34:54.034719 image/jpeg 174935 2024-09-18T05:34:53.735719 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia