Tolstoy’scasewasagoodcommentonthosewords。Therewasalmostnotheologyinhisconversion。Hisfaith-statewasthesensecomebackthatlifewasinfiniteinitsmoralsignificance。
AmericanJournalofPsychology，vii。345-347，abridged。
Thecharacteristicsoftheaffectiveexperiencewhich，toavoidambiguity，should，Ithink，becalledthestateofassuranceratherthanthefaith-state，canbeeasilyenumerated，thoughitisprobablydifficulttorealizetheirintensity，unlessonehasbeenthroughtheexperienceone’sself。
Thecentraloneisthelossofalltheworry，thesensethatallisultimatelywellwithone，thepeace，theharmony，theWILLINGNESSTOBE，eventhoughtheouterconditionsshouldremainthesame。ThecertaintyofGod’s“grace。”of“justification。”
“salvation。”isanobjectivebeliefthatusuallyaccompaniesthechangeinChristians；butthismaybeentirelylackingandyettheaffectivepeaceremainthesame——youwillrecollectthecaseoftheOxfordgraduate：andmanymightbegivenwheretheassuranceofpersonalsalvationwasonlyalaterresult。