Word: dogma
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...students. This School not only provides for the scientific study of the usual theological subjects, but also prepares young men for the practical work of the ministry. The attitude of the University toward the different denominations of Christians being one of complete toleration, it cannot sympathize with any exclusive dogma, ritual, or polity, and inevitably prefers the freedom of the church polity called Congregational--a natural feeling in an institution which was founded by Congregationalists, and was carried on exclusively by that denomination for a century and a half. The Phillips Brooks House is the centre of the students' religious...
...above all, why call it volunteer work? Perhaps, it is hide-bound conservatism that forces the Princetonian to take a reactionary view of this latest development of higher education spurting from the very fount of Knowledge; yet, the Princetonian is inclined to come forth with the anciently discredited dogma that to be philanthropic one must be inspired with a simon-pure love of mankind, undiluted by any expectation of future reward, be it diploma or otherwise...
...papacy, and in so doing lost most of the true interpretation of Christ's teachings. On looking back over history we can see how much more clearly men now understand the following of his teachings than at that time, yet many are still entangled in the meshes of dogma and theology. If religion is going to try to solve the social questions of today, it must come down to the facts of life. Religious service can be carried on in a hundred different ways, and its rightful interpretation should be left to one's conscience. Modern life is essentially rational...