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THE
Journal of Religion
Continuing the BIBLICAL WORLD and the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY
Vol. I SEPTEMBER 1921 No. 5
PSYCHOLOGY AND THE SPIRITUAL LIFE
By Rufus M. Jones
THE VALIDITY OF THE IDEA OF GOD
By Edward Scribner Ames
Is the Group Spirit equivalent to God for all practical
Purposes?
By William Ernest Hocking
PRESENT TENDENCIES IN CHINESE BUDDHISM
By Yu Yue Tsu
The Economic Struggle within the ministerial Profession
By William E. Hammond
DEMOCRACY AND THE CHURCH
By R. W. Frank
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THE JOURNAL OF RELIGION
Vol. I CONTENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 1921 No. 5
PSYCHOLOGY AND THE SPIRITUAL LIFE 449-461
By Rufus M. Jones, Haverford College, Pennsylvania
THE VALIDITY OF THE IDEA OF GOD 462-481
By Edward Scribner Ames, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
IS THE GROUP SPIRIT EQUIVALENT TO GOD FOR ALL PRACTICAL
PURPOSES? 482-496
By William Ernest Hocking, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
PRESENT TENDENCIES IN CHINESE BUDDHISM 497-512
By Yu Yue Tsu, St. John's University, Shanghai, China
THE ECONOMIC STRUGGLE WITHIN THE MINISTERIAL PROFESSION . 513-527
By William E. Hammond, Walker, Minnesota
DEMOCRACY AND THE CHURCH 528-535
By R. W. Frank, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois
CURRENT EVENTS AND DISCUSSIONS 536-549
BOOK REVIEWS 550-557
HOW SHALL WE CONCEIVE THE PERSONALITY OF GOD? By Gerald
Birney Smith, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 550
THE SOCIAL IDEALS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. By D. E. Thomas, The
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 552
A MASTER PREACHER ON PREACHING. By Ozora S. Davis, Chicago Theo-
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PREACHING AND LIFE. By Ozora S. Davis, Chicago Theological Seminary,
Chicago, Illinois 55°
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Smith, The Bible Doctrine of Society in Its Historical Evolution 552
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Features of the November Number of the
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