CHAP. PAGE PREFACE—ON RELIGIOUS TEACHING vii INTRODUCTION—A PLEA FOR SYMPATHY AND BREADTH 1 I. THE ASCENT OF MAN 6 II. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSCIENCE 20 III. CHARACTER AND WILL 24 IV. DUTY AND SERVICE 32 V. GOODNESS AND BEAUTY AND GOD 36 VI. MAN A PART OF THE UNIVERSE 42 VII. THE NATURE OF EVIL 46 VIII. THE MEANING OF SIN 52 IX. THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE 56 X. COSMIC INTELLIGENCE 60 XI. IMMANENCE 64 XII. HIGHER FACULTIES, OR SOUL AND SPIRIT 76 XIII. THE REALITY OF GRACE AND OF INCARNATION 84 XIV. THE TRUTH OF INSPIRATION 92 XV. A CREED 96 XVI. THE LIFE ETERNAL 104 XVII. THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS 112 XVIII. PRAYER 116 XIX. THE LORD’S PRAYER 120 XX. THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN 122 APPENDIX.  THE CLAUSES REPEATED 128 REFERENCES TO QUOTATIONS