Solution of the Great Problem
Publisher:
, 1917
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Overview
In Solution of the Great Problem, Abbé Delloue defines the “great problem” to be the fate of the soul’s existence after death. Delloue outlines various solutions that have been provided throughout history—particularly by materialism and pantheism. He then provides the Christian argument for God, dividing the argument into three parts: popular, scientific, and philosophical. From there, Delloue sets the stage for the Catholic teaching of the doctrine of immortality.
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- Explores the soul’s existence after death
- Analyzes historical solutions and Christian arguments
- Describes the doctrine of immortality
- The Problem
- Practical Indifference
- The Necessity of a Solution
- The Materialist’s Solution
- Pantheism—Skepticism
- The Existence of God—Popular Proofs
- The Existence of God—Scientific Proofs
- The Existence of God—Philosophical Proofs
- Arguments against the Existence of God
- Immortality of the Soul
- The Future Life
- The Need of Revelation
- The Search for Revelation
- Religious Solutions
- The Christian Solution
- The Christian Solution (Continued)
- The Christian Conception of Life
- Where Shall We Find True Christianity?
- Conclusion
The existence of a personal and infinite God, and the immortality of the soul are truths of such fundamental importance, that the author has done well in devoting over a third of his work to their consideration and proof.
—America
Abbé Delloue was educated at the Polytechnique, France, and served as a military chaplain at Soissons.