A New Mind for the New Age

der these values of the new age all the forces which may help to that great advance, that ought to follow from the war: the values involved in the outstanding characteristics of the present world- order; the moral demonstrations of the war, as they bear on the continued progress of the race; and the most significant ideal achievements of the war. I The Values Involved in the Characteristics of the Present World-Order We are first to consider the helpful trends involved in the outstanding characteristics of the present world-order. Of these characteristic world phenomena, two?the war's destructive use of modern science, and the relatively new relentless immoral philosophy of the State and of national life?are utterly hostile to a truly Christian civilization, and have been already dealt with. Three others?world solidarity; the prodigiously increased resources of power and wealth and knowledge made possible through modern science; and the forced cooperation? are ambiguous in their character. For, as the war has shown, they may be used for good or evil. They are problems for the ideal interests to solve, powerful forces to be mastered. And yet they are all so readily usable for good that they may be unhesitatingly classed among the great helpful trends of the age. The four others named?the world-wide trend toward democracy and universal education ; the establishment of a League of Nations to enforce peace, even granting its limitations; the steadily growi... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.