Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1847 edition. Excerpt: ... OS THE RELATION OF ISLAM TO THE GOSPEL. Introduction. The great events in the East, which for several years have been attracting general attention, and which by the most unexpected changes at their commencement, and during their continuance, not less than by the most desirable results at their close, continue to keep it up, have likewise afforded new matter for the literary activity of the north-west of Europe. Not only were innumerable geographical, ethnographical, statistical and historico-political works compiled and sent forth into the world, which had reference to Greece and the Roman Empire; but the religious Church-life of Greeks and Turks likewise, became anew the objects of various explanations and extensive researches. I, for my part, not only felt myself compelled minutely to observe all these phenomena of the times, especially as far as they had reference to the religious sphere of the Church, but also to meditate on the future religious aspect of the East, in so far as the phenomena of the past and the present offer us any connecting link with the futurer and justify us in drawing careful conclusions. I cherished the hope, that with-the expected political revolutions of the East, Christianity likewise would begin to nourish anew. This view I by no means confined to the new Greek empire, B the formation and development of which we all accompany with prayers for a blessing; but rather, on the not unfounded supposition, that the most thorough political revolutions, perhaps after a few decenniums shall have elapsed, will remodel the relations of the whole of Asia, --the question, in what relation Christianity, for centuries oppressed in the East, will then stand in towards Islam, afforded me much matter for thought. I put the..
