Project Gutenberg 2005-05-25 Public domain in the USA. 673 Huxley, Thomas Henry 1825 1895 Huxley, T. H. (Thomas Henry) Collected Essays, Volume V Science and Christian Tradition: Essays Prologue (controverted questions, 1892) -- Scientific and pseudo-scientific realism (1887) -- Science and pseudo-science (1887) -- An Episcopal trilogy (1887) -- The value of witness to the miraculous (1889) -- Possibilities and impossibilities (1891) -- Agnosticism (1889) -- Agnosticism: a rejoinder (1889) -- Agnosticism and Christianity (1889) -- The keepers of the herd of swine (1890) -- Illustrations of Mr. Gladstone's controversial methods (1891). Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. "Collected Essays, Volume V" by Thomas Henry Huxley is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. This volume discusses the interplay between science and Christianity, particularly focusing on the challenges posed by scientific inquiry to traditional religious beliefs. Huxley explores the evolution of human understanding of nature and the supernatural, offering critical reflections on biblical texts and the foundations of Christian doctrine. The opening of the collection sets a reflective and somewhat confrontational tone, as Huxley contemplates his life's work in advocating for scientific truth against established beliefs. He addresses the criticisms he has faced from defenders of Christianity and defends his stance on the importance of scientific examination of biblical narratives. Through his personal anecdotes and philosophical musings, he illustrates a journey of intellectual inquiry that leads him to question the validity of long-held religious certainties, while emphasizing a desire for a reasoned approach to discussions on faith and science. This preface introduces readers to Huxley's agnostic viewpoint and sets the stage for the critical essays that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Religion and science Miracles Agnosticism Q Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Science - Biology Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 771164 2025-08-07T04:48:10.682589 text/html 788333 2020-12-14T12:55:52 text/html 357154 2025-08-07T04:48:21.379509 application/epub+zip 370588 2025-08-07T04:48:13.905570 application/epub+zip 353349 2025-08-07T04:48:12.598553 application/epub+zip 618856 2025-08-07T04:48:26.908476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 585576 2025-08-07T04:48:20.497507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563700 2022-09-08T00:19:08.475281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 706689 2025-08-07T04:48:09.757599 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 706381 2020-12-14T12:55:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 706485 2020-12-14T12:55:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21662 2025-08-07T04:48:27.047450 application/rdf+xml 11452 2025-08-07T04:48:13.128531 image/jpeg 3076 2025-08-07T04:48:12.862524 image/jpeg 262285 2020-12-14T12:55:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 276572 2020-12-14T12:55:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 262138 2020-12-14T12:55:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 348875 2025-08-07T04:48:10.737529 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia