The Conduct of LifeHarcourt, Brace, 1951 - 342 pages Discusses the ultimate ethical and religious issues that confront modern man and offers a new orientation, directed to the renewal of life and the reintegration of modern civilization. |
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Page 83
... further development . Here religion , with the rise of civilization — that is , an ample food supply and a secure life - pointed the way , through deliberate sacrifice , to further growth and renewal . In its minor forms , sacrifice ...
... further development . Here religion , with the rise of civilization — that is , an ample food supply and a secure life - pointed the way , through deliberate sacrifice , to further growth and renewal . In its minor forms , sacrifice ...
Page 169
... further result , moments so intensely good in them- selves , so complete , so all - satisfying that neither further emergence nor transcendence seem needed , since they are present in the experience itself . These are the moments when ...
... further result , moments so intensely good in them- selves , so complete , so all - satisfying that neither further emergence nor transcendence seem needed , since they are present in the experience itself . These are the moments when ...
Page 301
... further the original work of Charles Horton Cooley . The perspicuous formulation of theory further validates the direct data . Hopkins , E. Washburn : Origin and Evolution of Religion BIBLIOGRAPHY 301.
... further the original work of Charles Horton Cooley . The perspicuous formulation of theory further validates the direct data . Hopkins , E. Washburn : Origin and Evolution of Religion BIBLIOGRAPHY 301.
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
2242 | 25 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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