The meaning of religious attitudes--These attitudes lie at the basis of both motives and character--Importance of the pupil's attitudes toward the church school and class--Enjoyment of the lesson hour and the growth of loyalty--The sense of mastery necessary to mental and spiritual growth--The grounding of a continuous interest in the Bible and religion--Growth in spiritual warmth and responsiveness--The cultivation of ideals--The training of fine appreciations--Worthy loyalties and devotions--Clearness of God-consciousness--Questions and problems. VI. CONNECTING RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION WITH LIFE AND CONDUCT 91 Religious instruction must carry across to life and conduct--Hence necessity of finding practical outlet in expression for feelings, ideals, emotions and attitudes resulting from instruction--The setting up of certain religious habits--Expression in connection with the life of the church--Expression in the home life--Expression in the community and public school life--Expression in worship and the devotional life--Problems for discussion. VII. THE SUBJECT MATTER OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 109 The Bible the great source-book of religious material--Yet much material other than biblical required--Principles for the selection of material from the Bible--Biblical material for early childhood; for later childhood; for adolescence--Story material and its sources--Materials from nature--Materials from history and biography--Picture material for religious teaching--Religious music for children--Questions and problems. VIII. THE ORGANIZATION OF MATERIAL 129 Four different types of organization--Organization applied (1) to the curriculum as a whole, (2) to individual lessons--Haphazard organization--Logical organization--Chronological organization--Psychological organization--Three types of curriculum organization: (1) Uniform lessons, (2) Graded lessons, (3) text books of religion--Organizing daily lesson material--Typical lesson plans--Problems for discussion. IX. THE TECHNIQUE OF TEACHING 148 Teaching that sticks--Attention the key--Types of appeal to attention--The control of interest--Interest and action--Variety and change as related to interest--Social contagion of interest--The prevention of distractions--The control of conduct--Danger points in instruction--Establishing and maintaining standards--Questions and problems. X. MAKING TRUTH VIVID 165 Vividness of impression necessary to lasting value--The _whole_ mind involved in religion--Learning to think in religion--Protecting children against intellectual difficulties--The appeal of religion to the imagination--Guiding principles for the religious imagination--The use of the memory in religion--Laws of memory--How to memorize--Problems for discussion. XI. TYPES OF TEACHING 183