"RELIGION ONE"

For many years the Catalogue of Courses has been adorned by courses in religious history, in religions psychology, in comparative religions, and in the philosophy of religion. Religion, curricularly speaking, has been approached by highly diverse and specialized avenues. For the student whose researches lead him deep into the questions and quarrels of religious faiths, there has long existed an opportunity to acquaint himself thoroughly in these fields.

But for the undergraduate, who is and expects to remain a lay student of religion, there has been no such formal opportunity. In discussion with his fellows, in unguided browsing, he is continually struggling with eternal questions. But he has not yet found a planned and thorough presentation of religion within the college curriculum.

Although some will protest against the confinement of so vast a subject within the boundaries of a course, there will be counterbalancing advantages in aiding the tyro to cover this over fresh field in one survey. Such a course can decide nothing, it can reach no conclusions; but for those who persevere into its intricacies, it will provide, from the background of historic thought, a foundation for discussion and reflection.