An Appeal to the People in Behalf of Their Rights as Authorized Interpreters of the Bible

by Catharine Esther Beecher

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An Appeal to the People in Behalf of Their Rights as Authorized Interpreters of The Bible

by Catharine E. Beecher

Author of “Common Sense Applied to Religion,” “Domestic Economy,” “Domestic Receipt-Book,” “Letters to the People on Health and Happiness,” “Physiology and Calisthenics,” Etc., Etc.

New York

Harper & Brothers, Publishers

1860

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Contents

• [Chapter I. Introduction.]
• [Chapter II. The Augustine Theory of the Origin of Evil.]
• [Chapter III. Questions Connected with the Augustinian Theory.]
• [Chapter IV. The Difficulties Involved in the Augustinian Theory.]
• [Chapter V. The Augustinian Theory in Creeds.]
• [Chapter VI. Modes of Meeting Difficulties by Theologians.]
• [Chapter VII. Theologians Themselves Concede the Augustinian Dogmas Indefensible.]
• [Chapter VIII. The Augustinian Theory Contrary to the Moral Sense of Mankind.]
• [Chapter IX. The Principles of Common Sense Defined.]
• [Chapter X. Common Sense Applied to Gain the Existence of God.]
• [Chapter XI. The People's Mental Philosophy.]
• [Chapter XII. The Nature of Mind, or Its Powers and Faculties.]
• [Chapter XIII. Nature of Mind.—Regulation of the Thoughts.]
• [Chapter XIV. Nature of Mind.—The Moral Sense, or Moral Susceptibilities.]
• [Chapter XV. The Nature of Mind.—The Will.]
• [Chapter XVI. Constitutional Varieties of the Human Mind.]
• [Chapter XVII. Nature of Mind.—Habit.]
• [Chapter XVIII. The Nature of Mind Our Guide to the Natural Attributes of God.]
• [Chapter XIX. The Nature of Mind Our Guide to the Moral Attributes of God.]
• [Chapter XX. Additional Proof of the Moral Attributes of God.]
• [Chapter XXI. Nature of Mind as Perfect in Construction.]
• [Chapter XXII. Right and Wrong—True Virtue.]
• [Chapter XXIII. Laws and Penalties—Sin and Holiness.]
• [Chapter XXIV. Love to God And Love to Man.]
• [Chapter XXV. Increased Civilization Increases Moral Difficulties.]
• [Chapter XXVI. Humility and Meekness.]
• [Chapter XXVII. The Standard of Right and Wrong Decided by The Risks of Eternity.]
• [Chapter XXVIII. The Destiny of Man in the Future Life.]
• [Chapter XXIX. What Must We Do To Be Saved?]
• [Chapter XXX. How Far Reason and Experience are Sufficient Without Revelation.]
• [Chapter XXXI. Augustinian Creeds and Theologians Teach the Common-Sense System.]
• [Chapter XXXII. Augustinian Creeds and Theologians Contradict the Common-Sense System, and Thus, Also, Contradict Themselves.]
• [Chapter XXXIII. The Augustinian Theory Not In The Bible.]
• [Chapter XXXIV. A Reliable Revelation From The Creator Impossible If It Contains The Augustinian Theory.]
• [Chapter XXXV. Tendencies of the Two Opposing Systems.]
• [Chapter XXXVI. Tendencies of the Two Systems As They Respect the Cultivation of the Moral and Intellectual Powers.]
• [Chapter XXXVII. Tendencies of the Two Systems in Respect to Individual Religious Experience.]
• [Chapter XXXVIII. Tendencies of the Two Systems in Reference to the Character of God.]
• [Chapter XXXIX. Tendencies of the Two Systems as to Church Organizations.]
• [Chapter XL. Tendencies of the Two Systems in Regard to Humility, Meekness and a Teachable Spirit.]
• [Chapter XLI. Tendencies of the Two Systems in Regard to Dogmatism, Persecution and Ecclesiastical Tyranny.]
• [Chapter XLII. Tendencies of the Two Systems as Shown in Controversy and Sects.]
• [Chapter XLIII. Practical Tendencies of the Two Systems.]
• [Chapter XLIV. Tendencies of the Two Systems in the Training of Children.]
• [Chapter XLV. The People Rejecting the Augustinian System.—Position of Theologians.]
• [Chapter XLVI. Present Position of the Church.]
• [Chapter XLVII. State of the Pastors of Churches.]
• [Chapter XLVIII. The Position of Popular Education.]
• [Chapter XLIX. The Position of Woman as Chief Educator of Mind.]
• [Chapter L. Present Position of Young America.]
• [Chapter LI. Present Position of the Religious Press.]
• [Chapter LII. The Present Position of the Secular Press.]
• [Chapter LIII. What The People Will Do?]
• [Note.]
• [Notes.]
• [Footnotes]