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title: 'The Indebtedness of Modern Civilization to the Bible: A Discourse'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'James Clement Moffat'
date: 1864-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Apologetics'
- 'Broad Christianity'
- 'Education'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 119'
- 'Matthew 5'
- 'Romans 12'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/moffat-1864-the-indebtedness-of-modern-civilization-to-the-bible-a-discourse
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# The Indebtedness of Modern Civilization to the Bible: A Discourse

1864 discourse arguing that modern civilization—its religion, education, sciences, arts, manners and just government—owes its progress chiefly to the Bible and Protestantism.

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