Author: Harry Elmer BarnesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 1342
Book Description
An Intellectual and Cultural History of the Western World
Author: Harry Elmer BarnesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 1342
Book Description
An Intellectual and Cultural History of the Western World
Author: Harry Elmer BarnesPublisher: New York : Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486212753
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
An Intellectual and Cultural History of the Western World
Author: Harry Elmer BarnesAn Intellectual and Cultural History of the Western World
Author: Harry Elmer BarnesAn Intellectual and Cultural History of the Western World: From earliest times through the Middle Ages
Author: Harry Elmer BarnesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
An Intellectual and Cultural History of the Western World
Author: Harry Elmer BarnesThe Book that Made Your World
Author: Vishal MangalwadiPublisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1595554009
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Understand where we came from. Whether you're an avid student of the Bible or a skeptic of its relevance, The Book That Made Your World will transform your perception of its influence on virtually every facet of Western civilization. Indian philosopher Vishal Mangalwadi reveals the personal motivation that fueled his own study of the Bible and systematically illustrates how its precepts became the framework for societal structure throughout the last millennium. From politics and science, to academia and technology, the Bible's sacred copy became the key that unlocked the Western mind. Through Mangalwadi's wide-ranging and fascinating investigation, you'll discover: What triggered the West's passion for scientific, medical, and technological advancement How the biblical notion of human dignity informs the West's social structure and how it intersects with other worldviews How the Bible created a fertile ground for women to find social and economic empowerment How the Bible has uniquely equipped the West to cultivate compassion, human rights, prosperity, and strong families The role of the Bible in the transformation of education How the modern literary notion of a hero has been shaped by the Bible's archetypal protagonist Journey with Mangalwadi as he examines the origins of a civilization's greatness and the misguided beliefs that threaten to unravel its progress. Learn how the Bible transformed the social, political, and religious institutions that have sustained Western culture for the past millennium, and discover how secular corruption endangers the stability and longevity of Western civilization. Endorsements: “This is an extremely significant piece of work with huge global implications. Vishal brings a timely message.” (Ravi Zacharias, author, Walking from East to West and Beyond Opinion) “In polite society, the mere mention of the Bible often introduces a certain measure of anxiety. A serious discussion on the Bible can bring outright contempt. Therefore, it is most refreshing to encounter this engaging and informed assessment of the Bible’s profound impact on the modern world. Where Bloom laments the closing of the American mind, Mangalwadi brings a refreshing optimism.” (Stanley Mattson, founder and president, C. S. Lewis Foundation) “Vishal Mangalwadi recounts history in very broad strokes, always using his cross-cultural perspectives for highlighting the many benefits of biblical principles in shaping civilization.” (George Marsden, professor, University of Notre Dame; author, Fundamentalism and American Culture)
An Intellectual and Cultural History of the Western World
Author: Harry Elmer BarnesIntellectual and Cultural History of the Western World Vol 2 3rd Rev Ed
Author: Harry Elmer BarnesPublisher:
ISBN: 9780486212760
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Medieval Foundations of the Western Intellectual Tradition, 400-1400
Author: Marcia L. ColishPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300078527
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This magisterial book is an analysis of the course of Western intellectual history between A.D. 400 and 1400. The book is arranged in two parts: the first surveys the comparative modes of thought and varying success of Byzantine, Latin-Christian, and Muslim cultures, and the second takes the reader from the eleventh-century revival of learning to the high Middle Ages and beyond, the period in which the vibrancy of Western intellectual culture enabled it to stamp its imprint well beyond the frontiers of Christendom. Marcia Colish argues that the foundations of the Western intellectual tradition were laid in the Middle Ages and not, as is commonly held, in the Judeo-Christian or classical periods. She contends that Western medieval thinkers produced a set of tolerances, tastes, concerns, and sensibilities that made the Middle Ages unlike other chapters of the Western intellectual experience. She provides astute descriptions of the vernacular and oral culture of each country of Europe; explores the nature of medieval culture and its transmission; profiles seminal thinkers (Augustine, Anselm, Gregory the Great, Aquinas, Ockham); studies heresy from Manichaeism to Huss and Wycliffe; and investigates the influence of Arab and Jewish writing on scholasticism and the resurrection of Greek studies. Colish concludes with an assessment of the modes of medieval thought that ended with the period and those that remained as bases for later ages of European intellectual history.