...morality (so called) has all the characters of a reaction ; it is, in great part, a protest against Paganism. Its ideal is negative rather than positive...Good : in its precepts (as has been well said) 'thou shalt not' predominates unduly over ' thou shalt.' In its horror of sensuality, it made an idol of...

...morality (so called) has all the characters of a reaction ; it is, in great part, a protest against Paganism. Its ideal is negative rather than positive...Good : in its precepts (as has been well said) ' thou shalt not' predominates unduly over ' thou shalt.' In its horror of sensuality, it made an idol of...

...stinted justice the more surprising, of his assertion that ' the ideal of Christian morality (so called) is negative rather than positive; passive rather than...Good; in its precepts (as has been well said) " thou shalt not" predominates unduly over " thou shalt." ' The assertion is the more remarkable as it is...

...elements of human worth as well as Christian self-denial." "Its ideal" (that of the Christian morality) "is negative rather than positive, passive rather...from evil rather than energetic pursuit of good." There are few Christians of any denomination who would not dispute the accuracy of this description....

...stinted justice the more surprising, of his assertion that ' the ideal of Christian morality (so called ) is negative rather than positive; passive rather than...; Innocence rather than Nobleness; Abstinence from Evii rather than energetic Pursuit of Good ; in its precepts (;LS has been well said) " thou shalt...

...morality (so called) has all the characters of a reaction ; it is, in great part, a protest against Paganism. Its ideal is negative rather than positive...Good : in its precepts (as has been well said) " thou shalt not " predominates unduly over " thou shalt." In its horror of sensuality, it made an idol of...

...great part, a protest against Paganism. I Its ideal is negative rather than positive ; pas- -f sive rather than active ; Innocence rather than Nobleness...Good : in its precepts (as has been well said) "thou shalt not" predominates unduly over " thou shalt." In its horror of sensuality, it made an idol of...

...called Christian, but should be termed theological morality,* has all the characters of a reaction Its ideal is negative, rather than positive ; passive,...Abstinence from Evil, rather than energetic Pursuit of Good It is essentially a doctrine of passive obedience ; it inculcates submission to all authorities found...

...MILL says, in his book on Liberty, that " Christian morality is in great part merely a protest against paganism ; its ideal is negative rather than positive, passive rather than active." He says, that, in certain most important respects, " it falls far below the best morality of the ancients."...

...morality (so called) has all the charac' ters of a re-action ; it is, in great part, a protest ' against Paganism. Its ideal is negative rather ' than positive...Good; in its ' precepts (as has been well said) " thou shalt not " ' predominates unduly over " thou shalt " ' It holds out the hope of heaven and the threat...