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100 1 _aAbbott, Edwin Abbott,
_d1838-1926
245 1 4 _aThe Kernel and the Husk: Letters on Spiritual Christianity
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2020-10-20
508 _aProduced by Bryan Ness, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)
520 _a"The Kernel and the Husk: Letters on Spiritual Christianity" by Edwin A. Abbott is a philosophical exploration of Christianity and its relationship with belief in miracles, written during the late 19th century. The work directly addresses individuals grappling with their faith, particularly those who feel disillusioned by traditional miraculous accounts tied to Christian doctrine. Through a series of letters, Abbott seeks to clarify the essence of Christianity, separating what he perceives as the core truths (the "kernel") from the potentially misleading miraculous elements (the "husk"). At the start of the book, Abbott introduces a personal narrative where he responds to the doubts expressed by a clergyman on the verge of losing faith. He acknowledges the struggle many face when confronted with faith's miraculous claims and presents his own journey from doubt to a more spiritual understanding of Christ, one that does not rely on miracles for validation. He emphasizes the necessity of nurturing a faith that aligns with human experience and natural law, arguing that true spirituality can coexist with reason and critical examination, avoiding the extremes of dogmatic belief or total skepticism. This philosophical groundwork sets the stage for a deeper exploration of Christian beliefs throughout the rest of the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChristianity -- Controversial literature
653 _aChristianity -- Essence, genius, nature
653 _aMiracles
653 _aFaith
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63510
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