Project Gutenberg 2014-08-09 Public domain in the USA. 91 Cocker, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) 1821 1883 Cocker, Benjamin Franklin 20006268 The Theistic Conception of the World An Essay in Opposition to Certain Tendencies of Modern Thought Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Robert Morse, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "The Theistic Conception of the World" by B. F. Cocker is an essay written in the late 19th century that delves into the philosophical and theological debates surrounding modern thought, particularly in opposition to emerging atheistic and pantheistic viewpoints. The work aims to affirm the existence of a personal God against the backdrop of arguments that challenge the foundation of religious beliefs, arguing for the necessity of a theistic interpretation of existence. The opening of the essay outlines the fundamental concerns regarding the state of modern thought, emphasizing a state of disillusionment with traditional religious beliefs and representing a shift towards skepticism. Cocker identifies a growing trend where personal conceptions of God and religion are being dismissed, leading to philosophical inquiries that seek to replace God with concepts like the 'Cosmos.' The author presents this essay as a response to these questions, aiming to provide a robust argument for the existence of a Creator and the moral implications of such a belief, ultimately asserting that understanding God is essential for comprehending the universe and human existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46544/46544-h/images/cover.jpg en Theism BD Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 1047580 1047589 2024-09-19T12:14:48.599437 2023-09-20T08:20:35.921002 text/html text/html 1058042 2014-08-09T14:12:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 397357 2014-08-09T14:13:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 509380 2024-09-19T12:15:05.292336 application/epub+zip 523780 2024-09-19T12:14:51.961407 application/epub+zip 422105 2024-09-19T12:14:50.283415 application/epub+zip 1011707 2024-09-19T12:15:13.851304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 934585 2024-09-19T12:15:02.966345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 644333 2022-09-21T07:24:41.721303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831874 2024-09-19T12:14:45.914456 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 831749 2014-08-09T14:12:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 293131 2014-08-09T14:13:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 831564 2014-08-09T14:13:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 291832 2014-08-09T14:13:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 831743 2014-08-09T14:13:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 291547 2014-08-09T14:13:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21244 2024-09-19T12:15:14.008342 application/rdf+xml 14645 2024-09-19T12:14:50.504405 image/jpeg 2142 2024-09-19T12:14:50.395571 image/jpeg 467927 2024-09-19T12:14:48.682451 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