Word: religion
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...part of the Church, there is a high moral obligation. ... It is true that repudiation of debts, and bankruptcy, in this day, is looked upon with favor by individuals, corporations, and even Governments, but for such repudiation, in a case of this kind, to come from men preaching the Religion of God, is not understandable. The position held by the Church in the minds and hearts of men would be greatly shaken, no matter which way this case may be decided. If the case is won by the plaintiffs, the Methodist Episcopal Church will be branded as having tried, without...
...suggesting to you gentlemen who would be on the scholastic road this morning something about the Chinese philosophy of life. So, bless his soul, the Vagabond is not a Taoist or a Buddhist or a Confucian--though they serve as a basis for the popular religion in China today--no, the Old Rover's way is to make a system of systems. Prithee, "What is truth...
...Chinese are masters of the art of living. It's as much their religion as their belief in the dualistic animism of the universe. Man is made up of two souls: "Yang" a "good soul"; "Vin" the soul of darkness and evil. No harm comes to a good man; that's the way the universe is constituted. With this belief and the worship for the dead the Chinese manage to live a life tranquil and indifferent to the "ways of the world". Strength of character more than strength of mind; knowledge is important as it affects the character...
Professor Bixler will discuss present day Chinese religion this morning in Emerson A at 11. The Vagabond suggests this lecture as a vital and stimulating subject. The present crisis in China is only another example of the many forces which are hastening the collapse of her precious social customs. The patriarchal family is beginning to disintegrate; students are demanding freedom from the customs of the past. To save the gold of China's art of living; and yet give her what enlightenment modernity offers is no mean problem...
Actually it is a question of what one expects from tutorial work. If the student wants no more than the A, B, C's, that Greece gave us our culture, Rome our law, Judea our religion, France our manners, and Britain our government, then the present system fills the bill. Under it the student is responsible for four out of five fields of history: ancient (Greek or Roman), medieval, early modern, and modern. Before his divisionals he will probably have taken four courses in his department, among which will be found History 1, valuable as a survey, but nevertheless distinctly...