This broad-ranging work by an eminent nineteenth-century theologian contrasts the skepticism of the Age of Reason with that of earlier centuries, as well as his own. Based on a series of lectures, topics include polytheism, deism, Pascal, Voltaire, Rousseau, John Stuart Mill, and many others—proving, among other points, that unbelief has passed from a defensive to an aggressive conviction.
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John Cairns (1818-1892), a Scottish Presbyterian divine, was born the son of a shepherd, at Ayton Hill, Berkshire. Excelling as a student in classics, philosophy, and mathematics, he founded the Metaphysical Society at Edinburgh. His writings include Romanism and Rationalism (1863), Outlines of Apologetical Theology (1867), and The Doctrine of the Presbyterian Church (1876).
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