PART II—THE CAREER OF REASON

[INTRODUCTION]

CHAPTER XII

[RELIGION AND THE RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE]

The religious experience—"The reality of the unseen"—Experiences which frequently find religious expression—Need and impotence—Fear and awe—Regret, remorse: repentance and penance—Joy and enthusiasm: festivals and thanksgivings—Theology—The description of the divine—The divine as the human ideal—The religious experience, theology and science—Mechanistic science and theology—Religion and science—The church as a social institution—The social consequences of institutionalized religion—Intolerance and inquisition—Quietism and consolation: other-worldliness.

CHAPTER XIII

[ART AND THE ÆSTHETIC EXPERIENCE]

Art versus nature—The emergence of the fine arts—The æsthetic experience—Appreciation versus action—Sense satisfaction—Form—Expression—Art as vicarious experience—Art and æsthetic experience in the social order—Art as an industry—Art and morals.

CHAPTER XIV

[SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC METHOD]