02423cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000290011324500430014226400510018530000470023633600260028333700260030933800360033550000310037150503030040250800290070552012220073453400450195665300130200165300110201465300290202585600430205437697UtSlPG20260610133847.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBL1 aAdler, Felix,d1851-193310aCreed and Deed: A Series of Discourses 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-10-100 aImmortality -- Religion -- The new ideal -- The priests of the ideal -- The form of the new ideal -- The religious conservatism of women -- Our consolations -- Spinoza -- The founder of Christianity -- The first anniversary discourse -- Appendix: The evolution of Hebrew religion. Reformed Judaism.  aProduced by David Widger  a"Creed and Deed: A Series of Discourses" by Felix Adler is a collection of philosophical lectures published in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of morality, religion, and the nature of belief, focusing on the importance of ethical action over dogmatic adherence to creeds. Adler highlights the differences in individual convictions and critiques the limitations of traditional religious doctrines, advocating for a new moral framework.  At the start of this work, Adler introduces the founding principles of a society organized around the motto "not by the creed but by the deed." He discusses the challenges posed by rigid theological tenets and emphasizes the necessity of uniting people through common moral values rather than divisive beliefs. He begins by examining the concept of immortality, presenting a critical analysis of its basis in human experience and the often flawed arguments used to justify its acceptance. Adler argues that focusing on ethical actions and the moral law should take precedence over the quest for theological certainty, setting the tone for a thoughtful discourse on the intersection of belief and ethical responsibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aReligion  aEthics  aEthical culture movement40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37697