Four Cultures of the WestHarvard University Press, 2009 M06 30 - 272 pages The workings of Western intelligence in our day--whether in politics or the arts, in the humanities or the church--are as troubling as they are mysterious, leading to the questions: Where are we going? What in the world were we thinking? By exploring the history of four "cultures" so deeply embedded in Western history that we rarely see their instrumental role in politics, religion, education, and the arts, this timely book provides a broad framework for addressing these questions in a fresh way. |
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... Luther on free will, the difference seemed to me more profound and far- reaching than their respective ideas on free will and grace. They talked in very different styles. How they spoke was as different as what they said. Did not this ...
... Luther on free will, the difference seemed to me more profound and far- reaching than their respective ideas on free will and grace. They talked in very different styles. How they spoke was as different as what they said. Did not this ...
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... Luther, Erasmus, Michelan- gelo, and the theologians of the Council of Trent. It is the century that I know best, and it is the century that lies at the center of this book. I will swiftly move closer to the present without trying to do ...
... Luther, Erasmus, Michelan- gelo, and the theologians of the Council of Trent. It is the century that I know best, and it is the century that lies at the center of this book. I will swiftly move closer to the present without trying to do ...
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... , senseless babble. For Luther reason (Aristotle) was a whore that repelled him—he staked his claim on Scripture alone. For Kierkegaard there was no escaping the Either/Or. This is the culture that must speak out. It is 6 introduction.
... , senseless babble. For Luther reason (Aristotle) was a whore that repelled him—he staked his claim on Scripture alone. For Kierkegaard there was no escaping the Either/Or. This is the culture that must speak out. It is 6 introduction.
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... Luther King, Jr., held out a more circumscribed but seemingly just as unattainable eventuality: “I have a dream.” This culture appeals to a higher standard, revealed to the few, hidden from the many. God wills it. In a post ...
... Luther King, Jr., held out a more circumscribed but seemingly just as unattainable eventuality: “I have a dream.” This culture appeals to a higher standard, revealed to the few, hidden from the many. God wills it. In a post ...
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... Luther, however, rewrote the book on what it means to be a prophet simply by turning out to be a historical figure of mythic proportions in modern Western imagination. Ev- erybody has heard of him. He made courage in fighting for sys ...
... Luther, however, rewrote the book on what it means to be a prophet simply by turning out to be a historical figure of mythic proportions in modern Western imagination. Ev- erybody has heard of him. He made courage in fighting for sys ...
Contents
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culture one Prophecy and Reform | 37 |
culture two The Academy and the Professions | 77 |
culture three Poetry Rhetoric and the Common Good | 127 |
culture four Art and Performance | 179 |
epilogue The Book of Our Experience | 235 |
Notes | 241 |
Further Reading | 249 |
Acknowledgments | 255 |
Index | 257 |
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