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The conception of religion presupposes,, God as object; b, man as subject; c, the mutual relation existing between them. According to the various stages of development which men have reached, religious belief manifests itself either in the form of a passive feeling of dependence, where the subject, not yet conscious of his independence, feels himself wholly overmastered by the deity, or the object of worship, as by a power outside of and opposed to himself; or, when Translated from the Dutch of Prof. J.H. Scholten, by F.T. Washburn. This constitutes the first part of Prof. Scholten sHistory of Religion and Philosophy. GescMedenis der Godsdiensi en WijsbegeerU.) Third edition. Leyden, 1863, Of this work there is a translation in French by M.Albert RfiviUe (Paris, 1861); but this translation, which was made from an earlier edition, is very defective in the first part. Prof. Scholten having added a great deal in his last edition. There is also a translation of it in German, by D.E, R.Redepenning (Elberfeld, 1868). This German translation has been revised and enlarged by Prof. Scholten, and is therefore superior in some respects to the original Dutch. The present translation has been revised upon it.

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