Article June 10, 1922 Issue

Signs of the Times

with contributions from Edgar S. Brightman, Charles A. Ellwood, Bosanquet, Florence E. Allen

[From "Truth and Value in Religion," by Edgar S. Brightman, in The Methodist Review, New York City]

Religion is concerned with true value, not with apparent value. ... If religion is to be a power in the world it will not be by conforming to "worldly" standards, but by shedding the light and power of the eternal on every worldly circumstance.

The ideal goal of complete knowledge of truth and appreciation of value should, indeed, never cease to attract and stir the human mind. No one ought to be satisfied with knowing less than he can know. Yet this does not mean that the realm of value is closed to the humble and unlearned. Whether the human being is wise or foolish, learned or ignorant, righteous or sinful, the divine purpose is always the same, namely, the redemption of the individual and of society. The supremely good God works with all His creatures to this end. Such is Christian faith, and such also is the explanation of the universe that gives the personalistic philosopher the only satisfactory solution to the riddle of life.

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