The new order of sainthood / by Henry Fairfield Osborn.

  • Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935.
Date:
1913
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Credit: The new order of sainthood / by Henry Fairfield Osborn. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Augustinian theology was im- bued with a deeply theistic view of Na- ture, a view which the modern Church professes but does not profoundly be- lieve nor live by. As shown by Aubrey Moore, Augustine was entirely sound in counselling the entire separation of these two great lines of thought, the natural and the spiritual: It very often happens, says Au- gustine, that there is some question as to the earth or the sky, or the other elements of this world . . . respecting which one who is not a Christian has knowledge derived from most certain reasoning or observation [that is, a natural philosopher], and it is very disgraceful and mischievous and of all things to be carefully avoided, that a Christian, speaking of such matters as being according to the Christian Scrip- tures, should be heard by an unbeliever