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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John OMALLEY. FOUR CULTURES OF THE WEST JOHN O'MALLEY four cultures of the west FOUR CULTURES OF THE WEST. Front Cover.
John OMALLEY. FOUR CULTURES OF THE WEST JOHN O'MALLEY four cultures of the west FOUR CULTURES OF THE WEST. Front Cover.
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... West / John W. O'Malley . p . cm . Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-674-01498-7 ( cloth : alk . paper ) ISBN 0-674-02103-7 ( pbk . ) 1. Civilization , Western — History . I. Title . CB245.045 2004 909'.0982 - dc22 ...
... West / John W. O'Malley . p . cm . Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-674-01498-7 ( cloth : alk . paper ) ISBN 0-674-02103-7 ( pbk . ) 1. Civilization , Western — History . I. Title . CB245.045 2004 909'.0982 - dc22 ...
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John OMALLEY. deeply embedded in the history of the West, so deeply embedded, in fact, that we sometimes become oblivious to their import. These phenomena are with us still, though in radically transformed ways. The purpose of the book ...
John OMALLEY. deeply embedded in the history of the West, so deeply embedded, in fact, that we sometimes become oblivious to their import. These phenomena are with us still, though in radically transformed ways. The purpose of the book ...
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... West. It makes use of religion to get into better focus certain aspects of Western history, certain modalities of Western intelligence, that have a stunningly long history stretching from ancient times until today. The book ...
... West. It makes use of religion to get into better focus certain aspects of Western history, certain modalities of Western intelligence, that have a stunningly long history stretching from ancient times until today. The book ...
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... Western history . With such a question determining which roads get put on the map , I of course make religion the central highway . I present the cultures principally as they manifest themselves in the history of Christian- ity . Given ...
... Western history . With such a question determining which roads get put on the map , I of course make religion the central highway . I present the cultures principally as they manifest themselves in the history of Christian- ity . Given ...
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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