Excerpt from The Life of Jesus: In the Light of the Higher Criticism

We are to engage in a series of seven studies in the life of Jesus from the point of view of the higher criticism. At the very outset it behooves me, as a representative of the Society for Ethical Culture, to remind you that no statements of mine are to be construed as indicating the position of the Ethical Movement on the subjects to be discussed. The truth is, the Ethical Movement, as such, has no "position" on any subjects save those upon which all its constituent members are agreed. And these are expressed in the constitution both of the "American Ethical Union" and of the "International Union of Ethical Societies." These official and only authoritative sources of information as to what the Ethical Movement stands for clearly imply a respect for freedom of thought which forbids any representative of the Movement from committing it to his personal opinions upon any open or debated question. Consequently whatever views I may express in this series of lectures must be construed as representing no one but myself.

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