Project Gutenberg 2016-10-07 Public domain in the USA. 297 Various Verschillende Various, Various Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, February 1885 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eclectic_Magazine_of_Foreign_Literature,_Science,_and_Art Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, February 1885" by Various is a periodical publication featuring a collection of essays, articles, and literary pieces likely written in the late 19th century. The opening portion presents a critical exploration of contemporary religious thought, particularly focusing on skepticism toward the significance of belief in God and the implications of a "faithless world" for society and individual morality. At the start of the magazine, the author, Frances Power Cobbe, reflects on the current state of religious debate and tolerance, questioning whether belief in a deity is truly consequential to human existence. Cobbe introduces the idea that the decline of religion may not be as catastrophic as once assumed and hints at a future where humanity could ostensibly thrive without faith. The piece also sets the stage for a deeper inquiry into the potential changes in societal norms, moral values, and the role of religion in shaping human experience in light of this skepticism—suggesting societal behaviors would shift fundamentally without the guiding principles offered by religion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Literature -- Periodicals American literature -- Periodicals AP Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Religion/Spirituality 707387 2025-06-21T08:58:15.686412 text/html 689078 2024-10-23T01:12:47 text/html 387329 2025-06-21T08:58:23.960510 application/epub+zip 395648 2025-06-21T08:58:17.040459 application/epub+zip 327494 2025-06-21T08:58:16.395451 application/epub+zip 581043 2025-06-21T08:58:29.729339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 541913 2025-06-21T08:58:23.257389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474546 2022-09-24T06:42:33.778431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 661415 2025-06-21T08:58:14.860465 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 641502 2024-10-23T01:12:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16172 2025-06-21T08:58:29.883340 application/rdf+xml 14364 2025-06-21T08:58:16.517406 image/jpeg 2828 2025-06-21T08:58:16.457407 image/jpeg 410890 2025-06-21T08:58:15.756417 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