CHAPTER VIII.. Relation of Evolution to the Idea of the Christ.

RELATION OF EVOLUTION TO THE IDEA OF THE CHRIST.

Comparison of organic with human evolution--The idea of the first is man, of the second is the Christ--Definition of the Christ as ideal man--The Christ ought to differ from us in a superhuman way--Shown by several illustrations--The Christ, as ideal man, a true object of rational worship--The ideal of organic evolution comes at the end--Ideal of human evolution must come in the course--Objection that there are many partial ideals answered--Relative vs. absolute moral ideal. 360