God the Known and God the Unknown

Project Gutenberg's God the Known and God the Unknown, by Samuel Butler This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: God the Known and God the Unknown Author: Samuel Butler Release Date: December 14, 2008 [EBook #2513] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GOD THE KNOWN AND GOD THE UNKNOWN *** Produced by Elliot S. Wheeler, and David Widger GOD THE KNOWN AND GOD THE UNKNOWN By Samuel Butler Contents Prefatory Note GOD THE KNOWN AND GOD THE UNKNOWN CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER II. COMMON GROUND CHAPTER III. PANTHEISM. CHAPTER IV. PANTHEISM. CHAPTER V. ORTHODOX THEISM CHAPTER VI. THE TREE OF LIFE CHAPTER VII. THE LIKENESS OF GOD CHAPTER VIII. THE LIFE EVERLASTING CHAPTER IX. GOD THE UNKNOWN Prefatory Note "GOD the Known and God the Unknown" first appeared in the form of a series of articles which were published in "The Examiner" in May, June, and July, 1879. Samuel Butler subsequently revised the text of his work, presumably with the intention of republishing it, though he never carried the intention into effect. In the present edition I have followed his revised version almost without deviation.