Word: belief
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...people, the national church began. Its creed is now that of sixty-nine of the seventy millions inhabitants of the United States. Of these the great majority believe that the soul is immortal, and that God, in his love, sent Jesus Christ to save mankind; all unite in firm belief in a God who is a mighty power of law and love to his children; and the creed of the national church, whose head is the American people, is maintained by them in defiance of all theological dogmas...
Professor Carpenter delivered the last of his course of lectures on the history of ideas of a future life, last evening in Divinity Chapel. The subject of this lecture was "The Psychological Roots of the Belief." Professor Carpenter spoke in substance as follows...
Various elements enter in to form the belief in immortality. The ancient writers thought that the dream supplied the first germ of life to faith, but the duration of this life was limited. Other things were needed to strengthen and establish belief. The most important element which helped to accomplish this was that of feeling; the dread of death, and the yearning for loved dead. Then the element of desire, whether for the individual or for others had wide influence. In its rude form this element was undoubtedly connected with the thought of self. The deep seated longing for after...
Lecture. History of Ideas of a Future Life. XII., The Psychological Roots of the Belief. Professor J. Estlin Carpenter. Divinity Chapel...
While feeling the keenest sympathy for the splendid young life at Harvard and having the firmest belief in the manliness and honor of the great majority of the students, I should nevertheless be lacking in my duty to them and to the Alma Mater were I not to express myself strongly in condemnation of an event which lately took place in Boston, flagrant in its selfishness and utter disregard of the rights of others...