About The Holy Bible - G. Ingersoll, Robert

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Résumé :
A bold challenge to belief, a lucid, enduring voice speaks across the centuries. Ingersoll's About The Holy Bible unfolds as a compass for thoughtful readers who question, weigh, and wonder. This exquisitely restored edition gathers a distinguished nineteenth?century voice that moves from sharp religious critique to broad reflections on morality, liberty, and the role of reason in public life. The work's form-an accessible public lecture discourse fused with philosophical essay craft-offers both the brisk momentum of a compelling talk and the quiet rigor of serious study. It speaks to college?level readers, sceptics, and general readers alike, inviting a patient encounter with ideas that shaped Victorian era America and still resonate today. Historically significant and intensely readable, the volume stands as a landmark in freethought classics. It clarifies the tensions between tradition and inquiry, between faith and evidence, and it does so with clarity, wit, and humane insight. For casual readers and classic?literature collectors, the book is a welcome encounter with a pivotal compassionate critique of dogma, delivered with intellect and integrity. Selling points: out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions...

Biographie:
Known as the Great Agnostic, Robert G. Ingersoll was an American lawyer, author, and orator who advocated for agnosticism during the Golden Age of Free Thought. He lived from August 11, 1833, to July 21, 1899. In Dresden, New York, Robert Ingersoll was born. His father, John Ingersoll, was a radical Congregationalist preacher who supported abolition and regularly moved his family as a result of his views. While American revivalist Charles G. Finney was on a tour of Europe, Rev. John Ingersoll temporarily filled in as the preacher. After Finney's return, Rev. Ingersoll stayed as Finney's co-pastor and associate pastor. In 1853, Bob Ingersoll spent a time teaching in Metropolis, Illinois, where he delegated the larger part of the instruction, while Latin and history absorbed his own attention to one of his pupils, the future judge Angus M. L. McBane. Ingersoll had already worked as a teacher in Mount Vernon, Illinois, at some point before taking the position in Metropolis. On February 13, 1862, Ingersoll wed Eva Amelia Parker (1841-1923). Their two daughters were well-known feminists and suffragists, Eva Ingersoll-Brown, was the elder daughter....

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restored for today's and future generations...