The Conduct of LifeHarcourt, Brace, 1951 - 342 pages Discusses the ultimate ethical and religious issues that confront modern man and offers a new orientation, directed to the renewal of life and the reintegration of modern civilization. |
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... complete alienation from the community , and require a readiness to encounter the active hostility of its members . These mo- ments are known to saints and martyrs at the very point when they are exerting their unique influence : indeed ...
... complete alienation from the community , and require a readiness to encounter the active hostility of its members . These mo- ments are known to saints and martyrs at the very point when they are exerting their unique influence : indeed ...
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... complete barbarism ? " Actually , our age now hovers on the verge of that abyss : part of our society has already plunged into it ; and the condition of man therefore calls for radical improvement . Unless that improvement touches every ...
... complete barbarism ? " Actually , our age now hovers on the verge of that abyss : part of our society has already plunged into it ; and the condition of man therefore calls for radical improvement . Unless that improvement touches every ...
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... complete of all observable phenomena , since every other kind of force and event can be mirrored in it and interpreted by it ; and we must pay particular attention to those kinds of events that are not patent in the more stable and ...
... complete of all observable phenomena , since every other kind of force and event can be mirrored in it and interpreted by it ; and we must pay particular attention to those kinds of events that are not patent in the more stable and ...
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THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
The Emergence of the Divine | 68 |
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