Project Gutenberg 2014-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 80 Percival, G. H. The Incarnate Purpose: Essays on the Spiritual Unity of Life The spirit of truth -- The evidence of things unseen -- The alchemy of love -- The heritage of pain -- The vesture of God -- Spiritual correspondence. Produced by Carlos Colon, University Of California 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 Incarnate Purpose: Essays on the Spiritual Unity of Life" by G. H. Percival is a philosophical collection of essays likely written in the early 20th century. The work explores themes of spirituality, particularly the relationship between faith and reason, and critiques traditional ecclesiastical views on religious doctrine. The essays argue for a deeper understanding of truth and the necessity of intellectual inquiry in spiritual matters, asserting that the essence of religious teaching should be compatible with scientific understanding. At the start of the collection, the author discusses the tension between religious doctrine and critical inquiry, specifically addressing the resistance some religious circles have towards questioning established beliefs. Percival emphasizes that a sincere pursuit of truth should incorporate both spiritual and intellectual faculties, as he believes both science and religion aim to uncover deeper realities about existence. He argues that true understanding requires a dialogue between faith and critique, suggesting that exploring the evidence behind spiritual truths can enrich believers' understanding and help purify religious teachings from the accretions of dogma. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christianity Spiritual life BR BV Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 376208 376209 2024-09-20T04:51:45.805160 2023-09-20T14:53:31.099771 text/html text/html 371222 2014-12-22T16:48:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 145129 2014-12-22T16:49:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 171261 2024-09-20T04:51:52.882164 application/epub+zip 174723 2024-09-20T04:51:46.912378 application/epub+zip 174722 2024-09-20T04:51:46.316194 application/epub+zip 312105 2024-09-20T04:51:57.039136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266639 2024-09-20T04:51:52.261131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266797 2022-09-21T16:33:21.545859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314179 313964 2024-09-20T04:51:44.302224 2023-09-20T14:53:29.669762 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 314195 2014-12-22T16:48:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 107860 2014-12-22T16:49:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18365 2024-09-20T04:51:57.176115 application/rdf+xml 8652 2024-09-20T04:51:46.449211 image/jpeg 1853 2024-09-20T04:51:46.383192 image/jpeg 149791 2024-09-20T04:51:45.833188 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