Natural Religion: The Ultimate Religion of Mankind

by Joseph Shaw Bolton

Overview

Driven by the dissatisfaction and turmoil in religion at the time this book was originally published in 1923, the author sets out a belief that all people have an inborn religion and investigates what the future of this religion might be as it changes from age to age. In the short chapters here the author reflects on the current trends in theology at the time and the history of Christianity.

This is an early critique of formalised religion and a simple advocacy of natural religion which is a glimpse into the basic philosophy of the early twentieth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415822282
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/11/2013
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion
Pages:	132
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Reasonable Religion 2. Religion is a Natural Production 3. Bed-Rock 4. The Origin of a Religion 5. The Origin of Altruism 6. The Purpose of Our Universe 7. Is God a Person? 8. What is Natural Religion 9. The Divinity of Man 10. The Christmas Message 11. As I would Do If I were God 12. The Urge of God 13. What is the Business of Life 14. Number One 15. Self Expression Not Self Denial 16. God’s Great Plan 17. The Passing of Sacrifice 18. It Pays to Do Right 19. Ignorance the One Evil 20. By Thine Own Soul’s Light Learn to Live 21. The New Birth 22. God Consiousness 23. Does it Ring True? 24. Is Life a Conflict? 25. Without Shedding of Blood 26. Parables 27. Prayer 28. The Future of Religion 29. Fundamental Errors 30. The Fallacy of a Paid Clergy 31. Natural Religion the Only Permanent Religion 32. God Make Us Men