1912. Josiah Royce was born in California where he began his teaching career. From 1882 he taught philosophy at Harvard where William James was an early influence. After the latter's death, Royce became the leading American philosopher of his day, always applying his thought to concrete moral issues and drawing upon an exceptional understanding of music, literature and history. Contents: Religious problem and the human individual; Individual and social experience as sources of religious insight; Office of reason; World and the will; Religion of loyalty; Religious mission of sorrow; Unity of the Spirit and the invisible church.