And yet the former history tinues to be studied side by side with the laws of statistibsp;geography, politibsp;ey, parative philology, and geology, whibsp;directly tradibsp;its assumptions.
The struggle between the old views and the new was long and stubbornly fought out in physibsp;philosophy. Theology stood on guard for the old views and acbsp;the new of violating revelation. But when truth quered, theology established itlf just as firmly on the new foundation.
Just as prolonged and stubborn is the struggle now proceeding between the old and the new ception of history, and theology in the same way stands on guard for the old view, and acbsp;the new view of subverting revelation.
In the one bsp;as in the other, on both sides the struggle provokes passion and stifles truth. On the one hand there is fear and regret for the loss of the whole edifibsp;structed through the ages, on the other is the passion for destru.
To the men who fought against the rising truths of physibsp;philosophy, it emed that if they admitted that truth it would destroy faith in God, in the creation of the firmament, and in the mirabsp;of Joshua the son of Nun. To the defenders of the laws of Copernibsp;and on, to Voltaire for example, it emed that the laws of astronomy destroyed religion, and he utilized the law of gravitation as a on against religion.
And yet the former history tinues to be studied side by side with the laws of statistibsp;geography, politibsp;ey, parative philology, and geology, whibsp;directly tradibsp;its assumptions.
The struggle between the old views and the new was long and stubbornly fought out in physibsp;philosophy. Theology stood on guard for the old views and acbsp;the new of violating revelation. But when truth quered, theology established itlf just as firmly on the new foundation.