The Relation Between Religion and Culture: A Synthesis of the Writings of Christopher Dawson - Couverture souple

O'Connor C.S.V., Daniel A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1950970310 ISBN 13 : 9781950970315

Editeur : Cluny Media, 2019

Synopsis

The Relation Between Religion and Culture synthesizes the writings of Christopher Dawson, pre-eminent Catholic historian and sociologist, on the practice of religion and the progression of civilization. Engaging the entirety of Dawson’s bibliography, Daniel A. O’Connor charts his discovery and description of the fundamental causes of societal development and decline alike, beginning with the prehistoric peoples and closing with the modern age. With modesty and clarity of purpose, O’Connor surveys the landscape of history and demonstrates the basis of what Dawson identifies as the core of culture: an animating spiritual principle, normally supplied by religion, which is the creative force behind the “sustained social effort” of civilization.

A singular study of one of the twentieth century’s greatest historians, The Relation Between Religion and Culture is a comprehensive, engrossing overview of Dawson’s thought, the implications of its findings and conclusions, and a balanced assessment of its criticisms.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cluny Media
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1950970310
• ISBN 13: 9781950970315
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 330
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