Ratherthanprolongsuchadispute，IamwillingtoacceptalmostanynameforthepersonalreligionofwhichIproposetotreat。
Callitconscienceormorality，ifyouyourselvesprefer，andnotreligion——undereithernameitwillbeequallyworthyofourstudy。Asformyself，Ithinkitwillprovetocontainsomeelementswhichmoralitypureandsimpledoesnotcontain，andtheseelementsIshallsoonseektopointout；soIwillmyselfcontinuetoapplytheword“religion“toit；andinthelastlectureofall，Iwillbringinthetheologiesandtheecclesiasticisms，andsaysomethingofitsrelationtothem。
Inonesenseatleastthepersonalreligionwillproveitselfmorefundamentalthaneithertheologyorecclesiasticism。
Churches，whenonceestablished，liveatsecond-handupontradition；buttheFOUNDERSofeverychurchowedtheirpoweroriginallytothefactoftheirdirectpersonalcommunionwiththedivine。Notonlythesuperhumanfounders，theChrist，theBuddha，Mahomet，butalltheoriginatorsofChristiansectshavebeeninthiscase；——sopersonalreligionshouldstillseemtheprimordialthing，eventothosewhocontinuetoesteemitincomplete。
Thereare，itistrue，otherthingsinreligionchronologicallymoreprimordialthanpersonaldevoutnessinthemoralsense。