Optimism: The Lesson of Ages (Classic Reprint)

In Optimism Benjamin Paul Blood wrote probably his greatest philosphical work. First published in 1860 this book describes how to attain peace of mind through spirituality, in this case a thoroughly American deist spirituality, rooted in Christianity and highly sophisticated.The language used is difficult by modern standards, but at times poetic and capable of lifting the reader out of their own world and into Blood's. As he grapples with religious doctrine the intelligence of the author shines through and he is sure to surprise you with some of the conclusions he draws.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.