Calvinism a life-system - pagina 251

CALVINISM AND THE FUTURE.

means of a mystical accord

Though

in

French Revolution

in

of Christianity.

of the

school

the

breach with Christian tradition and

their

to

with

of the feelings, partly even

cult

by means of the name

recognize

Kant

acquiescing, as

the

in

the

many

embodied

in

of their

principle.

is

drew the inspiration up

conjured

poetry,

their

all,

not unfrequently

life.

the

in

them' side with the for,

serious pursuit of

intellect,

even

our

before

commended

consciences in ethical treatises, and, best of

authority,

It

noble ideas elaborated in their theories,

imagination in touching romances,

its

by

nevertheless,

a gross dualism, tried to escape

consequences

fatal

men

these

precisely from this dualism that they for

in their refusal

any point of departure besides that of

empiricism and rationalism,

from

247

to our realized

With

conscience had maintained

where God

forsaken, cons-

is

cience, being divinely touched, remains capable of pro-

ducing,

To

vigorous

numerous measures,

initiative

Sociological

by an

selfishness

even

them claimed the

of the soul from

ideal altruism

of so

many

meant again

have put to shame a

Christian

for mysticism,

heart.

some

and

of criticism.

To

to feel the stream of the Infinite

them the highest raptures of

— specially

life

lose one's

through the deepest recesses of the inner to

the

practical

right to emancipate the inner

all restraints

self in the Infinite,

pulsate

and

investigations

Having a personal predisposition of

men we owe

of these

which have allayed and alleviated so much

suffering, aifd

the

and sound emotions.

to a certain extent, pure

the

theologians,

— to

from Christianity by reason of

piety.

life,

— Others

a less extent divorced

their antecedents, office

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