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preliminary step, and might further serve an end in 

 showing that the truth of a doctrine does not stand or 

 fall by the terminology in which it is expressed. Ter- 

 minology may become archaic, words may change their 

 meaning, but the deposit of truth is unaffected if we 

 would only realise it. 



The best way to start such a restatement of the 

 Doctrine of the Holy Trinity seemed to be by examining 

 anew the conception of personality, both in its manward 

 and Godward aspects. When this had been done, a 

 fresh start was made in the examination of Christhood 

 the link between Godhead and manhood. Yet another 

 starting point presented itself in the almost universal 

 belief in human immortality. Lastly, the evolution of 

 personality itself demanded consideration. 



As in each and all of these matters one was almost 

 immediately faced with the double problem of imman- 

 ence and transcendence, it quickly became clear that 

 little progress could be made until these had been care- 

 fully considered. Therefore a preliminary chapter on 

 this subject was worked out. Although logically this 

 chapter had to stand first, it is recommended that the 

 reading of it be postponed until the first five chapters, at 

 least, if not the whole of the rest of the book, have been 

 studied. The subject matter is peculiarly difficult and 

 technical, and its importance may escape notice until 

 the reader has actually been brought face to face with 

 the problems as they occur in the general discussion. 



It will be seen that the bulk of the book, therefore, 

 consists of a series of separate essays which converge 

 upon the different aspects of personality. As such they 

 are necessarily not very closely articulated with one 

 another, and it is only in the final chapter that they 

 are linked so that a judgment of the evidence as a whole 

 becomes possible. 



Moreover a certain amount of material is common to 



