Progress and Religion An Historical Inquiry |
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| Author:
| Dawson, Christopher |
| Introduction by:
| Douglas, Mary |
| Foreword by:
| Scott, Christina |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8132-1015-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2001 |
| Publisher: | Catholic University of America Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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In this volume Christopher Dawson outlines his main thesis for the history of culture, which was his life's work. He contends that religion is the soul of a culture and that a society or culture which has lost its spiritual roots is a dying culture. The work challenges the doctrine of progress.
In this volume Christopher Dawson outlines his main thesis for the history of culture, which was his life's work. He contends that religion is the soul of a culture and that a society or culture which has lost its spiritual roots is a dying culture. The work challenges the doctrine of progress.