...stinted justice the more surprising, of his assertion that ' the ideal of Christian morality (so called ) is negative rather than positive; passive rather than...; Innocence rather than Nobleness; Abstinence from Evii rather than energetic Pursuit of Good ; in its precepts (;LS has been well said) " thou shalt...

...important points, incomplete and one-sided, and that unless ideas and feelings, not sanctioned by it, had contributed to the formation of European life and...it is, in great part, a protest against Paganism. I Its ideal is negative rather than positive ; pas- -f sive rather than active ; Innocence rather than...

...AURELIUS. MR. MILL says, in his book on Liberty, that " Christian morality is in great part merely a protest against paganism ; its ideal is negative...rather than positive, passive rather than active." He says, that, in certain most important respects, " it falls far below the best morality of the ancients."...

...wanting here [in the East].' And again : ' Christian morality (so called) has all the charac' ters of a re-action ; it is, in great part, a protest '...rather ' than positive : passive rather than active : Inno' cence rather than Nobleness : A bstinence from 'Evil rather than energetic Pursuit of Good;...

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...New Testament are not complete. Christian morality, he says, has all the characters of a reaction ; its ideal is negative rather than positive, passive...rather than active, innocence rather than nobleness. He argues this defective system largely from the fact that Christianity inculcates obedience. He does...

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...New Testament are not complete. Christian morality, he says, has all the characters of a reaction ; its ideal is negative rather than positive, passive...rather than active, innocence rather than nobleness. He argues this defective system largely from the fact that Christianity inculcates obedience. He does...

...is in many points incomplete and one-sided ; and unless ideas and feelings not sanctioned by it had contributed to the formation of European life and...have been in a worse condition than they now are." As not one of these " many points" is given, we have no case before us. We know not to what "ideas...

...is in many points incomplete and one-sided ; and unless ideas and feelings not sanctioned by it had contributed to the formation of European life and...have been in a worse condition than they now are." As not one of these "many points" is given, we have no case before us. We know not to what " ideas...