Issues of the Age; Or, Consequences Involved in Modern Thought

Issues Of The Age; Or, Consequences Involved In Modern Thought by Henry C. Pedder. Issues Of The Age; Or, Consequences Involved In Modern Thought examines the restless spirit of the age, arguing that science and skeptical inquiry are transforming religion, culture, and civilization. The volume introduces the scientific spirit and its consequences, then defends the legitimacy of skepticism as a motor of progress. It explores the relationship between ancient faith and modern culture, arguing for a unity of science and religion as twin sources of human wisdom. Pedder discusses the supremacy of law in both the physical world and the psychical life of humanity, and surveys the doctrine of human progress as a continuous, lawful development rather than a fall from grace. It advocates education, moral growth, and the sustaining value of prayer within a rational universe, and it closes with a hopeful forecast of continual advancement of the human race driven by reason, faith, and virtue.