The reconstruction of religious belief

W. H. (William Hurrell) Mallock

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OFTHE RECONSTRUCTION
RELIGIOUS BELIEF
BY
W. H. MALLOCK
AUTHOR OP
"IS LIFE WORTH LIVING?"
NEW YORK AND LONDON
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHER
95HARPER & BROTHERS.Copyright, 1905, by
All reserved.rights
Published October, 1905.CONTENTS
BOOK I
PAGBCHAP.
I. Two False Methods of the Clerical At-Apologetic
and thetack, Philosophic 3
Attack on which aims atII. The Clerical Science, vainly
Scheme in andthe Scientificdiscrediting Detail,
in for Flaws where no Flaws exist ... 10looking
Attack on which Sci-III. The Science,Philosophical by
and instead ofence is educated strengthened,
22in invalidatedwaybeing any
versus Science. The Nature of the AttackIV. Idealism
most in Modern Philoso-vogue among Religious
27phers
inIdealism as absorbed Science. The MannerV. by
which Science makes the Doctrines of Metaphysics
its Assailantsits own, repelling Philosophic by ap-
their Weapons 36propriating
BOOK II
Science. TheI. The Practical Weakness of Current
whichSocial Functions of the BeliefsReligious
Science denies 53
Life. Para-II. Belief as a Causal Factor in Huxley's
todoxical Denial of Conscious States,Causality
Prin-not demanded even his own Scientificby
and ....Beliefs, 59ciples. Explicit Implicit
iiiCONTENTS
CHAP. ?AG8
Mental Civilization and the three Beliefs of Theism.III.
These to be here treated in a Non-Sectarian
68Spirit
and the in HumanIV. Mental Civilization Belief Free-
dom. The Belief in Freedom in all ourimplicit
of Action and our Emo-Character,Judgment
tional and our of Per-Experiences, Conception
sonality 72
and the Belief in a Con-V. Mental Civilization
of Truth and Good-scious The ValueDeity.
ness statable in terms of some Theisticonly
Theory 91
Mental Civilization and the Belief in Human Im-VI.
nomortality
Practical of the SubstitutesVII. The Futility Proposed
for Theism 117
BOOK III
I. Current Science recriticised means of its ownby
The Relation of Science to Intelli-Principles.
in the First Point tothegent Purpose Universe,
withbe dealt 135
II. All that in all that was. The moreis, implicit
the of Deterministic Sciencerigidly Principles
are the more obvious is it that all thatayjplied,
now and must have beenis,happens prear-
in all Previous Molecular Conditions ofranged
Things 140
Homo-III. Molecular Prearran IndefiniteCements,
ofand Chance. Failuregeneities, Complete
Haeckel and to account for the Pre-Spencer
arrangements 155
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