the
type. (pp. 302-304.)

Free thought in the Protestant church (pp. 304, 305) regarded as an
attempt to meet by concession doubts of contemporaries.

Lecture VIII.

_Free Thought in England in the present century: Summary of the Course of
Lectures: and Inferences in reference to present dangers and duties._

MODERN UNBELIEF IN ENGLAND (continued from Lect V.):--Introductory remarks
on the alteration of its tone. (pp. 306, 307.)--The cause of which is
stated to be a general one, the subjective tone created (p. 308) by such
influences as, (1) the modern poetry (p. 309), and (2) the two great
attempts by Bentham and Coleridge to reconstruct philosophy. (pp. 309,
310.)

The doubt and unbelief treated in the following order (p. 311):

(1) That which appeals to Sensational experience and to Physical science
as the test of truth; viz. ({~GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA~}) Positivism among the educated (p. 312). ({~GREEK SMALL LETTER BETA~})
Secularism or Naturalism among the masses (p. 313); and in a minor degree,
({~GREEK SMALL LETTER GAMMA~}) The doubts created by Physical science (p. 314). (2) That which
appeals to the faculty of Intuition (p. 315);--expressed in literature, by
Carlyle, (pp. 316, 317); and by the American, Emerson. (p. 317.) Influence
also of the modern literature of romance, (p. 318.) (3) Direct attacks on
Christianity, critical rather than philosophical: viz. ({~GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA~}) The examination
of the historic problem of the development of religious ideas among the
Hebrews, by R. W. Mackay (pp. 319, 320). ({~GREEK SMALL LETTER BETA~}) A summary of objections to
revelation, by Mr. Greg, _The Creed of Christendom_ (p. 321). ({~GREEK SMALL LETTER GAMMA~}) The
examination of the psychical origin of religion and Christianity, by Miss
S. Hennell, _Thoughts in aid of Faith_, (p. 323.) (4) The deism, and
appeal to the Intuitional consciousness, expressed by Mr. Theodore Parker
(pp. 325, 326), and Mr. F. Newman (pp. 326-329). (5) The traces of free
thought within the Christian church (p. 330); viz.: ({~GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA~}) The philosophical
tendency which originates with Coleridge. (pp. 330-333.) ({~GREEK SMALL LETTER BETA~}) The critical
tendency, investigating the facts of revelation. (pp. 334-336.) ({~GREEK SMALL LETTER GAMMA~}) The
critical tendency, the literature which contains it. (pp. 336, 337.)

This completes the history of the fourth crisis of faith (p. 339), the
history of whic