Four Cultures of the West

Name: Four Cultures of the West
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ISBN: 9780674014985

ISBN-10: 0674014987

ISBN-13: 9780674014985

Edition: 2004

Authors: John W. O'Malley

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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. The cultures considered here originated in the ancient world, took on Christian forms, and manifest themselves today in more secular ways. These are, as John W. O'Malley identifies them: the…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 10/15/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English

John W. O'Malley, S.J., is professor in the Department of Church History at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology.



Introduction: Athens and Jerusalem


Prophecy and Reform


The Academy and the Professions


Poetry, Rhetoric, and the Common Good


Art and Performance


Epilogue: The Book of Our Experience


Notes


Further Reading


Acknowledgments


Index