Excerpt from The Christian Faith, Vol. 1: A System of Dogmatics Throughout the work I have sought to improve the contents; e.g. At the outset, in the definition of the Nature of Religion, the influence of the most recent discussions on Schleiermacher and Calvin as well as on the History of Religion and Philosophy will be Observed. The systematic scheme of Apologetics is largely re written, the section On Providence, Origin of Sin, etc. By means of the former alteration I hope that I have met the objections referring to the epistemological foundation of my Dogmatics, to the efl'ect that I have under-estimated the most recent metaphysical essays, or at all events have not sufficiently recognized the task incumbent on the theologian, of exhibiting not merely the limits of knowledge, but the unity Of faith and knowledge. I was specially concerned when treating the points that fall to be considered in the, case, to elucidate the prin ciple that our Christian Faith has not to do with a multiplicity of so-called mysteries, but with a real mystery which forms a unity, one that has been re vealed in God's gracious approach to man, but which also continually occasions fresh enigmas, while giving the assurance of eternal deliverance from them. With. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.