Consider the different functions of philosophy. First, philosophy is half-way up the mountain that ascends from science to spiritual experience. Second, for someone who has reached the top of the mountain, as it were, philosophy integrates a balanced perspective on reality, bringing material fact and spiritual experience together with the aid of revelation. Finally, philosophy finds its place as part of a larger whole. Religion is the whole of life, ultimately, not a part.
Philosophy is religion's access to science.
Philosophy of living . Every experience is filtered through scripture. Every lesson has been written down and needs only to be quoted. Only a philosophy grown on the soil of experience can achieve simplicity and broad appeal. Construct a philosophy out of the expanded and exquisitely integrated modern concepts.