Paper 100
Religion in Human Experience
Introduction
1The experience of dynamic religious living transforms the mediocre individual into a personality of idealistic power. Religion ministers to the progress of all through fostering the progress of each individual, and the progress of each is augmented through the achievement of all.
- groups › value of groups › progress of each individual augmented through achievement of group
- individual, the › progress of individual augmented through group’s achievement
- mediocrity › religious living transforms the mediocre into persons of idealistic power
- religion › result of religion › transforms the mediocre individual into a personality of idealistic power
2Spiritual growth is mutually stimulated by intimate association with other religionists. Love supplies the soil for religious growth—an objective lure in the place of subjective gratification—yet it yields the supreme subjective satisfaction. And religion ennobles the commonplace drudgery of daily living.
- drudgery › religion ennobles commonplace work; work as for God
- groups › value of groups › spiritual growth stimulated by intimate association with other religionists
- love › supplies soil for religious growth
- religion › result of religion › ennobles commonplace drudgery
- spiritual growth › achievement › love supplies soil for
- spiritual growth › achievement › stimulated by intimate association with other religionists