He wished to avoid making any conclusions due to the possible conflict with contemporary religious beliefs.
Many writers, particularly Protestant clergy, then defended the contemporary beliefs on witches.
Certainly there is no corroboration of the contemporary belief that mining engendered poverty.
He claimed the contemporary belief in God to be a survival, because science could explain the phenomena previously justified by religion.
Sadly, these principles have been eroding and no longer define contemporary belief and standards.
He notes contemporary belief that Anatolius had been punished for the injustice of his conduct.
Although controversial, the work sheds useful information on contemporary religious beliefs.
As a pure product of the showy Baroque, she would certainly understand the contemporary belief that to be is to be seen.
It is also an indicator of the contemporary belief.
The authoritarian character of contemporary conservative beliefs and attitudes.