Religion

Religion by Edward Scribner Ames is a comprehensive exploration of the nature and significance of religion in human life. The book delves into the origins of religion, tracing its development from primitive beliefs and practices to the complex systems of faith and worship found in modern societies. Ames examines the various forms of religious expression, including myth, ritual, and sacrament, and explores the role of religion in shaping human values, ethics, and social structures. He also considers the relationship between religion and science, and the ways in which religious beliefs and practices have evolved in response to advances in scientific knowledge.Throughout the book, Ames draws on a wide range of religious traditions, from Christianity and Judaism to Buddhism and Hinduism, to illustrate the diversity of religious experience and the common themes that unite them. He also offers insights into the challenges facing religion in the modern world, including the rise of secularism and the impact of globalization.Overall, Religion is a thought-provoking and insightful examination of one of the most fundamental aspects of human culture and society. It is an essential read for anyone interested in understanding the role of religion in our lives and in the world around us.1929. Ames, who was the Professor of Philosophy in the University of Chicago, writes in his preface that this book endeavors to present certain aspects of religion as they appear in the light of its history and of social psychology. Religion is here viewed as a natural, social, cultural process. The doctrines, which have often been regarded as the essence of religion, are seen to have ultimate relation to the religious activities, being at once deposits or products and also instruments of such activities. Religion arises as a phase or quality of the complex life of the human spirit in its idealistic outreach, and is continually subject to restatement under the influence of the flowing stream of that life. Contents: The Springs of Religion; Religion as a Social Process; The Values of Religion; Religion and Philosophy; Religion and Morality; Religion and Art; The Gods of Religion; God and the Self; God as Idealized Reality; God and Personality; How God is Used; Mysticism�������s Quest for God; Prayer; Death and the Future; Creative Religious Behavior; Good and Evil; Churches; Religious Education; and Religious Knowledge and Practice.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.