Religion is the vision of something which stands beyond, behind and within the passing flux of immediate things; something which is real, and yet waiting to be realized; something which is a remote possibility, and yet the greatest of present facts; something that gives meaning to all that passes, and yet eludes apprehension; something whose possession is the final good, and yet is beyond all reach; something which is the ultimate ideal, and the hopeless quest.

Religion is the reaction of human nature to its search for God. The presentation of God under the aspect of power awakens every modern instinct of critical rea…

The religious vision, and its history of persistent expansion, is our one ground for optimism. Apart from it, human life is a flash of occasional enjoyments li…

Religion will not regain its old power until it can face change in the same spirit as does science. Its principles may be eternal, but the expression of those …

Religion is different from everything else; because in religion seeking is finding.

I wonder whether, in the history of all the civilisations that have ever been, a more insanely optimistic notion has ever been entertained than that you and I,…

'Science develops best when its concepts and conclusions are integrated into the broader human culture and its concerns for ultimate meaning and value. Scienti…