...many others, Dr. Martineau's definition of religion as ' a belief in an Ever-living God — that is, a Divine Mind and Will ruling the universe and holding moral relations with mankind.' The objection to this is that we should thus leave unexplained those long periods during...

...adopted Milton's description of the charms of ' divine philosophy.' By rehgion Dr. Martineau understands 'belief in an everliving God, that is, of a Divine...ruling the universe, and holding moral relations with mankind,' and the object of his work is to inquire into the sources and contents of this belief. The...

...will know what to expect from an enquiry into its ' Sources and Contents.' Understanding by 'Religion' belief in an Ever-living God, that is, of a Divine...ruling the Universe and holding Moral relations with mankind, he will hope, on the one hand, to be led to the innermost seat of this belief in the constitution...

...Martineau means nothing less adequate than (to use his own definition, given on the first page of his work) "belief in an Ever-living God, that is, of a Divine...ruling the Universe and holding Moral relations with mankind." Thus the religion which he defends and rescues from what many had supposed its peril, is...

...from an inquiry into its ' Sources and Contents ' ". He proposes, accordingly, to understand by it — "belief in an Ever-living God, that is, of a Divine...ruling the Universe, and holding moral relations with mankind". Then he devotes the section to a criticism of sundry " proposed rhetorical extensions of...

...difficulty, in which Dr. Martineau has set forth his reasons for adhering to religion — defined as the "belief in an Ever-living God, that is, of a Divine...ruling the Universe and holding Moral relations with mankind." We must content ourselves with briefly indicating the lines of thought here traversed, and...

...religion. ' By religion,' he says, ' I understand the belief and worship of Supreme 'Mind and Will;' 'belief in an ever-living God, that is, ' of a Divine Mind and Will, ruling the universe, and hold' ing moral relations with mankind.' * To the innermost seat of this belief in the constitution...

...into its ' Sources and Contents.' Understanding by ' Religion ' belief in an Ever-living God, that is, a Divine Mind and Will ruling the Universe and holding Moral relations with mankind, he will hope, on the one hand, to be led to the innermost seat of this belief in the constitution...

...declares that he takes religion in the old and common sense of the word as belief "in an ever-living God, a divine mind and will ruling the universe and holding moral relations with mankind." Recent attempts to water down " the meaning of the word religion so as to dilute it to the...

...into fantasy. 3. The conception of God under which the topic of Revelation is treated in this Manual is of " a Divine Mind and Will ruling the Universe, and holding moral relations with mankind." As such, He is conceived of as disclosing himself to man, a spiritual person of the same...