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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... spirit : such a perfection would remove all fur- ther striving . In their very effort to overcome the tendency to slip back too quickly into tribal norms , the great religious leaders have often lifted their ideals so high above the ...
... spirit : such a perfection would remove all fur- ther striving . In their very effort to overcome the tendency to slip back too quickly into tribal norms , the great religious leaders have often lifted their ideals so high above the ...
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... spirit , only in that spirit , will the classic religions find regeneration : only so can all nations and kin- dreds and peoples , to use the words of the Apocalypse , come within speaking distance of each other . 6 : THE UNIVERSAL ...
... spirit , only in that spirit , will the classic religions find regeneration : only so can all nations and kin- dreds and peoples , to use the words of the Apocalypse , come within speaking distance of each other . 6 : THE UNIVERSAL ...
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... spirit evil may — as Helen Keller's life reminds us sometimes give back more than it has taken . The good , then , is that which furthers growth , integration , trans- cendence , and renewal . Evil , by contrast , is that which brings ...
... spirit evil may — as Helen Keller's life reminds us sometimes give back more than it has taken . The good , then , is that which furthers growth , integration , trans- cendence , and renewal . Evil , by contrast , is that which brings ...
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THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
The Emergence of the Divine | 68 |
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