Wikipedia i am quite convinced that all religions, at bottom, are pretty much alike. Buy treatise on the gods by professor h l mencken online at alibris. Happy days, heathen days, newspaper days, prejudices, treatise on. With a style that combined biting sarcasm with the language of the free lunch counter, henry louis mencken shook politics and politicians for nearly half a. He prefaces the book with his distaste for converts and conversion and states this book is not for believers.
The treatise of love tretyse of loue is an english prose text first printed around 1493. Treatise on the love of god catholic spiritual direction. Buy treatise on the gods buncombe collection new ed by mencken, h. He prefaces the book with his distaste for converts and conversion. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep. Bishop of newport a truly admirable book, which has as many admirers of the sweetness of its author as it has readers. With a style that combined biting sarcasm with the language of the free lunch counter, henry louis mencken shook politics and politicians for nearly half a century. Menckens survey of the history and philosophy of religion, and was intended as an unofficial companion volume to his. Go beneath it, and one finds invariably the same sense of helplessness before the cosmic mysteries. Treatise on god by thomas aquinas, translated by fathers of the english dominican province introduction. Menckens survey of the history and philosophy of religion, and was intended as an unofficial companion volume to his treatise on right and wrong 1934. But politicians, as far as mencken was concerned, had no monopoly on selfrighteousness, deceit, and thievery.
After receiving his initial education from the benedictine monks at monte cassino, he studied at the university of naples, where he encountered members of the dominican order. In treatise on the gods, mencken takes on the history of religion from prehistory to the practice of christianity in his own day. If a friend expresses an interest in hlm, i give him a copy because this is the most complete survey of all the gods who have ever lived and died. Mencken 1997, paperback, reprint at the best online prices at ebay. First published in 1930 and revised in 1946, this book generated more controversy than any of his other books, but surprised some of menckens most bitter critics with its genuine scholarship, sober tone, and admirably clear exposition. Subsequent references to this edition will be cited parenthetically in the body of the text as treatise 1930. Newspaper days, prejudices, treatise on the gods, on politics, thirtyfive years of newspaper work, minority report, and a second mencken chrestomathy. The first and second printings were sold out before publication, and eight more printings followed. Controversial even before it was published in 1930, treatise on the gods remains what its author wished it. Menckens survey of the history and philosophy of religion. Also mencken remarks that the earth is large and there is enough room on its epidermis for all of us. Buy a cheap copy of treatise on the gods book by h. About treatise on the gods i am quite convinced that all religions, at bottom, are pretty much alike.
Menckens survey of the history and philosophy of open any treatise upon pastoral theology and you will find the author. And now faithfully translated for the benefite of the vnlearned, into the english tongue, by henry holland, preacher in. Against the oldtime religion of fellow countrymen, mencken posed as a figure of oldtime skepticism, and he reaped the whirlwind. Mason, on reading this treatise, thus expressed his feelingswhen the fear of the lord is a permanent principle, inwrought in the soul by the divine spirit, it is an undoubted token of election to life eternal. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read treatise on the gods. Now, fifty years after menckens death, the johns hopkins university press announces the buncombe collection, newly packaged editions of nine mencken classics. On the surface they may seem to differ greatly, but what appears on the surface is not always religion. This essay examines paretos critique of the modern utopia of a completely rationalized social life, showing how the process of. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet langua ge source with renderx xep. A brief treatise on love by mohr, alexis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Mencken and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Open any treatise upon pastoral theology and you will find the author warning his sacerdotal readers against old women who pray too much and are otherwise too intimate with god. Pdf a treatise on an enhanced understanding of gods. This treatise is an echo of scripture teaching how gods will and mans will work in their respective spheres. Mencken is perhaps best known for his scathing political satire. Mencken with a style that combined biting sarcasm with the language of the free lunch counter, henry louis mencken shook politics and politicians for nearly half a. A treatise of gods free grace and mans free will by. Minority report johns hopkins university press books. Now the first step is to understand false religions, and to throw aside the impious worship of gods which are made by the hand of man. Happy days, heathen days, newspaper days, prejudices, treatise on the gods, on politics, thirtyfive years of newspaper work, minority report, and a second mencken chrestomathy. Treatise on the gods is not an interesting book besides simply as a rant about the dangers of organized religion, and this appeals to a very specific audience cynical 7th grade boys and cynical senior postboys, but it was an incredibly enlightening view on the nature of the church, and how faith had little to do with the establishment of.
Treatise on the gods is a well organized trip through the beginnings and evolution of religion. Under the direction and patronage of his lordship the. The works of william perkins have not been published until now in these individual treatises. Over the years this is probably the tenth or more copy of treatise on the gods totg i have purchased. Books scholarly, moderate in tone, and luminously expounded, this book, which has already been bitterly attacked, is an amazingly thoughtprovoking piece of work. The treatise large file allow some time to open 25 part two. Drawing greatly on the ancrene wisse, the text contains religious advice addressed to an audience of. Treatise on the gods maryland paperback bookshelf 9780801885365. With a style that combined biting sarcasm with the language of the free lunch counter, henry louis mencken shook. Go beneath it, and one finds invariably the same sense of helplessness before the cosmic mysteries, and the same pathetic attempt to resolve it by. Cyprian, in reply to demetrianus the proconsul of africa, who contended that the wars, and famine, and pestilence with which the world was then plagued must be imputed to the christians because they did not worship the gods. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.