The second of four books on meditations, this book attempts to explore the authenticity of the Christian texts and the foundation of Christianity. It looks at Christianity across the ages and the impact religion has had on shaping the world. It also touches on the idea that Christianity is the answer to many of the world's problems. Written by French historian and statesman Francis Guizot.

Excerpt from Les Adieux D'adolphe Monod: The Parting Words of Adolphe Monod to His Friends and the Church; October, 1855, to March, 1856 The addresses now presented to the public were delivered during the autumn and Winter of 1855 beginning from the time that he first knew his malady was incurable, and continuing until the day it pleased God to put an end at once to his preaching and his sufferings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.