The Open court . ory of the People of Israel, especially written for The Open Court byDr. C. Heinrich Cornill, Professor of Old Testament History in the University of Konigs-berg. Professor Cornill is one of the foremost Biblical investigators of Germany, and certainlyits most charming popular expositor of Biblical history. It is safe to say there is no likebrief, simple, yet scientific presentation of this subject in any language. The series willoriginally appear in English; the German will not be published till afterwards. Annual Subscription, $; Foreign Countries in the U. P. U., 5s 6d.
The Open court . ory of the People of Israel, especially written for The Open Court byDr. C. Heinrich Cornill, Professor of Old Testament History in the University of Konigs-berg. Professor Cornill is one of the foremost Biblical investigators of Germany, and certainlyits most charming popular expositor of Biblical history. It is safe to say there is no likebrief, simple, yet scientific presentation of this subject in any language. The series willoriginally appear in English; the German will not be published till afterwards. Annual Subscription, $; Foreign Countries in the U. P. U., 5s 6d. Price of Back Volumes: Volume I-II, unbound, $; bound, $ Volumes, III-IV-V-VI-VII-VIILunbound, $; bound, Volumes IX-X, unbound, $; bound $ Binding cases for back volumes,, with gilt side and back lettering, postpaid, 75 cents each. Carriage extra on bound volumes. THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING COMPANY, 324 DEARBORN STREET, CHICAGO, : 17 Johnsons Court, Fleet St., E. (<in/Scf^<^ w^ 7- The Open Court for August, iSqj. The Open Court A MONTHLY MAGAZINE Devoted to the Science of Religion, the Religion of Science, andthe Extension of the Religious Parliament Idea. VOL. XI. (no. 8.) AUGUST, 1897. NO. 495 THE RELIGION OF ISLAM/ BY PfeRE HYACINTHE LOYSON. AVERY LARGE NUMBER of Frenchmen—perhaps I shouldsay the majority of Frenchmen—have more or less com-pletely broken with the Christian faith. Nevertheless, the bulk ofthem have not yet parted with the prejudices and antipathies whichwere its mediaeval accompaniments. These prejudices and antipa-thies are quite unamenable to reason, on the contrary they domi-nate it when they do not absolutely hinder its action. They arebone of our bone and flesh of our flesh by a force of atavism, and,if I may be permitted the metaphor, they oscillate fatally in theelectric piles of the most liberal brains. During all the Middle Ages, and even since, Mohammed hasbeen regarded as t
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