Word: faith
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Spiritism. The proofs of a connection with the spirit world are, therefore, to be acclaimed or discounted by clear cold reason. But man's short span of life prevents his waiting till all the evidence is in. James also advocated the Will to Believe on the side of Faith. It is thus clear that he differentiated between Spiritism as a science and Faith as religion...
...treatise, which is both scholarly and keenly analytical, Professor Moore declares present-day examinations and methods of grading students are decidedly unreliable -- that they indicate neither the worth nor the ability of the students. In giving reasons for his faith, Professor Moore reminds us that the examination by which the student's work is valued may be taken on a day when he is below pan. Moreover, there is much variation in the marking of papers, "for carefully conducted tests have shown a variation of as many as seventy points in the reading of the same papers by members...
...half-spoken demand for a reconsideration of the basis and aims of the movement was not faced before the second evening. Questions in the minds of listeners remained unanswered: Has Christianity not failed? Is it such an inspiration to us that we can in good faith carry it to others? Is our social order not founded on an un-Christian basis? Did the war have a Christianizing influence? Why did not our religion prevent...