Religion Books

Toleration and other essays

Voltaire

The position of Voltaire in the development of religious thought in Europe is unique. Even if his words had no application in our age, it merits the most grateful consideration. Trace to its sources t..

The Truth about Church Extension

Anonymous

Thirty or forty years ago, the popular estimate of what was called the Established Religion was as low as can well be conceived.  The laity, for the most part, regarded Churchmanship as a mere em..

The Diamond Sutra

William Gemmell

The Diamond Sutra is one of the most valued and widely read philosophical works in Buddhist literature. It is very popular amongst ardent Buddhists in China, and excepting the Lotus of the Good Law, a..

A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms

Faxian

When Dr. Eitel’s “Handbook for the Student of Chinese Buddhism” appeared in 1870, the difficulty occasioned by the Sanskrit words and names was removed, but the other difficulty remained; and I was no..

An Almond for a Parrot - Being a reply to Martin Mar-Prelate

John Petheram

The internal evidence in favour of Nash, as the author of the Almond for a Parrot, is very strong; and cannot but appear to any one who is conversant with his “Christ’s Tears over Jerusalem,” a work c..

Purpose in Prayer

Edward M. Bounds

Edward McKendree Bounds was born in Shelby County, Mo., August 15, 1835, and died August 24, 1913, in Washington, Ga. After serving several pastorates he was sent to the First Methodist Church in St. ..

A General History of the Sabbatarian Churches

Tamar Davis

 At the present time, when the Sabbath controversy is engaging so much of the public attention, and when Sabbath Conventions and Sabbath Unions are being chronicled almost monthly.With respect to..

The History of Philosophy in Islam

T. J. de Boer

The following is the first attempt which has been made, since the appearance of Munk’s excellent sketch, to present in connected form a History of Philosophy in Islam. Conforming to the conditions whi..