It is the task of Rationalism to see that religion, this fundamental and important activity of man, shall neither be allowed to continue in false or inadequate forms, nor be stifled or starved, but made to help humanity in a vigorous growth that is based on truth and in constant contact with reality.
(For bibliography, see the end of the next essay.)
FOOTNOTE:
[43] See W. James, Varieties of Religious Experience; E. Underhill, Essentials of Mysticism.
VII RELIGION AND SCIENCE: OLD WINE IN NEW BOTTLES
GOD AND MAN