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"Some of the material which goes to form the present volume has been published in Ethical addresses and the Ethical record."--Editor's pref. signed: Leslie Willis Sprague
First steps towards a religion -- Changes in the conception of God -- Teachings of Jesus in the modern world -- The religion of duty -- Standards of conduct based on the religion of duty -- The ethical attitude towards others -- The ethical attitude towards pleasure -- The ethical attitude towards suffering -- The consolations of the religion of duty -- The essential difference between ethical societies and the churches