Does civilization need religion?
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- A study in the social resources and limitations of religion in modern life
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1. DOES CIVILIZATION NEED RELIGION?2. CHAPTER I THE STATE OF RELIGION IN MODERN SOCIETY3. CHAPTER II NATURE AND CIVILIZATION AS FOES OF PERSONALITY4. CHAPTER III THE SOCIAL RESOURCES OF RELIGION5. CHAPTER IV THE SOCIAL CONSERVATISM OF MODERN RELIGION6. CHAPTER V RELIGION AND LIFE: CONFLICT AND COMPROMISE7. CHAPTER VI SOCIAL COMPLEXITY AND ETHICAL IMPOTENCE8. CHAPTER VII TRANSCENDING AND TRANSFORMING THE WORLD9. CHAPTER VIII A PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS FOR AN ETHICAL RELIGION10. CHAPTER IX CONCLUSION