An analytical and comparative view of all religions now extant among mankind. With their internal diversities of creed and profession / by Josiah Conder.

  • Josiah Conder
Date:
1838
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    CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. | PAGE Wuar is a Religion ?—How many Religions are there ?—Which is the true Religion ?—Which is the true Church? . . - + #@ + + + es 1 CHAPTER II. COMPARATIVE VIEW OF THE EASTERN AND WESTERN CHURCHES. Points of agreement between the Latin, Greek, and Protestant Churches.— The Apostles’ Creed.—The Nicene.—The Athanasian.—Points of differ- ence between the Western and Eastern Churches.—Derivation of the rites and. institutions of the Romish Church from those of Paganism.—Evi-~ eecathanbasia Ol Baitttl. wd... ca tins Ws wh ieee ante nity ce Gee CHAPTER III. ‘THE EASTERN CHURCHES. Subdivisions of the Eastern Church.—Symbolic Books of the Greek Church. —Present condition, internal government, and numerical extent of the Orthodox Greek Church.—Anti-Byzantine Churches.—Syrian Church.— Coptic Church.—Abyssinian Church.—Nestorian Church.—Indo-Syrian Church.--Armeniat® Corel DAPCOOY9 tg HAO. te. ORT oe i 80 CHAPTER IV. THE RUSSIAN GREEK CHURCH. Ecclesiastical relation of Russia to the Greek Church.—History of the Russian Church.—Numbers and political condition of the Clergy.— Ecclesiastical orders.—Superstitious ritual.—State of education and na- tional morals.—Remains of ancient heathen usages.—Rites of burial, and absolution of the dead.—Rites attending baptism.—Slavonie ritual.— Household rites.—Russian sects.—Proselytes to the Romish Commu- nion.—Comparison between the doctrines of the Greek and Roman . Bee PRA LPO oe yo O's. San we Pd ogaming kT
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