ABSTRACT
Henri Bergson has been cited as a "Mystic" because he preaches a doctrine of Intuition. This chapter shows that Bergson holds no special brief for science, for, as has been shown, he opposes many of the hypotheses to which science clings. Consequently, some persons possessing only a superficial acquaintance with Bergson, and having minds which still think in the exclusive and opposing terms of the conflict of science and religion of a generation past, have enthusiastically hailed him as an ally of their religion. The important point however, in considering Bergson in relation to Religion and Theology, is his marked objection to teleology. Morality, even social ethics, is not enough in view of the longing for religious experience, the yearning for at least a feeling of definite relationship between the individual human personality and the great spiritual source of life. This is a feeling which he believes will grow.
