The Builders A Story And Study Of Masonry
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The Builders
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Author : Joseph Fort Newton
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2023-11-27
The Builders written by Joseph Fort Newton and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-27 with Social Science categories.
The Builders is a source book of Masonic origins, history and philosophy. Until this day it is regarded as one of the best books on the topic.The author illuminates the historical precedents of the group, beginning with ancient Egypt. He covers the ancient mystery religions, and the true origin of Masonry in organizations of medieval stone-masons. Masonry, which had started as an underground association of building trade workers, evolved into a fraternal group which included both members of the English royal family and American revolutionaries. Arguably, the author claims that the world has benefited greatly because of the Masonic ideals of liberty, fraternity and equality.
The Builders A Story And Study Of Freemasonry
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Author : Joseph Fort Newton
language : en
Publisher: Readaclassic.com
Release Date : 2011-01
The Builders A Story And Study Of Freemasonry written by Joseph Fort Newton and has been published by Readaclassic.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01 with History categories.
"The Builders: A Story and Study of Freemasonry" provides a general survey of Masonic origins, history and philosophy. It was at one time given to every new Mason in Iowa, probably a better choice than Morals and Dogma, which is almost three times as long and much more difficult reading. Written by Joseph Fort Newton, "The Builders" offers a scholarly but approachable treatment of Masonry sure to enlighten not only a general audience, but practicing Freemasons. As a rationalist, Joseph Fort Newton deflates claims of an ancient origin for Masonry per se; rather he illuminates the historical precedents of the group. He starts with ancient Egypt, not because he believes that the Egyptians had functioning Masonic lodges, but because that is where monumental architecture began. He covers the ancient mystery religions, and the true origin of Masonry in organizations of medieval stone-masons. After a period of decline, a London meeting held in 1717 at the Goose and Gridiron Alehouse united the remaining four Lodges of England, and started modern Freemasonry. The two-tier organization proliferated into three, and then multiple degrees, during the 18th and 19th centuries, eventually resulting in modern Freemasonry. Masonry, which had started as an underground association of building trade workers, evolved into a fraternal group which included both members of the English royal family and American revolutionaries. Despite his rational stance, Newton is rhapsodic about the progressive influence of the Masonic movement and philosophy, both for individuals seeking 'the lost word', and for society as a whole. Newton claims that the world has benefited greatly because of the Masonic ideals of liberty, fraternity and equality. "The Builders" tells the Masonic side of this story. "
The Builders
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Author : Joseph Fort Newton
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-05-22
The Builders written by Joseph Fort Newton and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-22 with categories.
The Builders: A Story and Study of Masonry By Joseph Fort Newton
The Builders
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Author : Joseph Fort Newton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1922
The Builders written by Joseph Fort Newton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1922 with Freemasonry categories.
The Builders
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Author : J. F. Newton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1927
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The Builders
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Author : Joseph Fort Newton Litt.D
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-08-31
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The Builders: A Story and Study of Masonry
The Builders
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Author : Fort Joseph Newton
language : en
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Release Date : 2006-12-01
The Builders written by Fort Joseph Newton and has been published by IndyPublish.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12-01 with Fiction categories.
The Builders
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Author : Joseph Fort Newton
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 1924
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Author : Joseph Newton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-05-03
The Builders written by Joseph Newton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-03 with categories.
"The Builders is a seminal classic work on the history and practice of Freemasonry. Unlike many other works in the same vein, Newton's treatment of the subject is approachable and readable in a way that eludes many authors. His is a work that encompasses quite a bit of serious research, but without an overly academic tone." -Carl E. Weaver, ed. "Every one who has looked into the vast literature of Masonry must often have felt the need of a concise, compact, yet comprehensive survey to clear the path and light the way. Especially must those feel such a need who are not accustomed to traverse long and involved periods of history, and more especially those who have neither the time nor the opportunity to sift ponderous volumes to find out the facts. Much of our literature-indeed, by far the larger part of it-was written before the methods of scientific study had arrived, and while it fascinates, it does not convince those who are used to the more critical habits of research." -Joseph Fort Newton "Some of our most earnest Masonic writers have made the Order a target for ridicule by their extravagant claims as to its antiquity. They did not make it clear in what sense it is ancient, and not a little satire has been aimed at Masons for their gullibility in accepting as true the wildest and most absurd legends. Besides, no history of Masonry has been written in recent years, and some important material has come to light in the world of historical and archaeological scholarship, making not a little that has hitherto been obscure more clear; and there is need that this new knowledge be related to what was already known. While modern research aims at accuracy, too often its results are dry pages of fact, devoid of literary beauty and spiritual appeal-a skeleton without the warm robe of flesh and blood." -Joseph Fort Newton
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Author : Joseph Fort Newton
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-10-18
The Builders written by Joseph Fort Newton and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-18 with Religion categories.
Fourteen years ago the writer of this volume entered the temple of Freemasonry, and that date stands out in memory as one of the most significant days in his life. There was a little spread on the night of his raising, and, as is the custom, the candidate was asked to give his impressions of the Order. Among other things, he made request to know if there was any little book which would tell a young man the things he would most like to know about Masonry—what it was, whence it came, what it teaches, and what it is trying to do in the world? No one knew of such a book at that time, nor has any been found to meet a need which many must have felt before and since. By an odd coincidence, it has fallen to the lot of the author to write the little book for which he made request fourteen years ago.This bit of reminiscence explains the purpose of the present volume, and every book must be judged by its spirit and purpose, not less than by its style and contents. Written as a commission from the Grand Lodge of Iowa, and approved by that Grand body, a copy of this book is to be presented to every man upon whom the degree of Master Mason is conferred within this Grand Jurisdiction. Naturally this intention has determined the method and arrangement of the book, as well as the matter it contains; its aim being to tell a young man entering the order the antecedents of Masonry, its development, its philosophy, its mission, and its ideal. Keeping this purpose always in mind, the effort has been to prepare a brief, simple, and vivid account of the origin, growth, and teaching of the Order, so written as to provoke a deeper interest in and a more earnest study of its story and its service to mankind.