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The Third Millennium. Reflections on Faith and Reason.
David Walsh
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Description for The Third Millennium. Reflections on Faith and Reason.
Paperback. Explores the significance that a celebration of Christ's birth can have beyond the Christian community. This title ponders the emergence of modern civilization from the medieval Christian past, concluding that Christian theology grounds the dominant ideas of modern society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; HRAB; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
This provocative meditation on the turn of the millennium explores the significance that a celebration of Christ's birth can have beyond the Christian community. Writing from the perspective of Christian philosophy, David Walsh ponders the emergence of modern civilization from the medieval Christian past, concluding that Christian theology grounds the dominant ideas of modern society. He professes the importance and promise of Christianity while rejecting the Gnosticism, advocated by Harold Bloom and others, that places the divine within the self. Affirming Christ's place at the heart of civilization, Walsh argues that the Christian faith has relevance beyond its own boundaries ... Read more
This provocative meditation on the turn of the millennium explores the significance that a celebration of Christ's birth can have beyond the Christian community. Writing from the perspective of Christian philosophy, David Walsh ponders the emergence of modern civilization from the medieval Christian past, concluding that Christian theology grounds the dominant ideas of modern society. He professes the importance and promise of Christianity while rejecting the Gnosticism, advocated by Harold Bloom and others, that places the divine within the self. Affirming Christ's place at the heart of civilization, Walsh argues that the Christian faith has relevance beyond its own boundaries ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9780878407552
SKU
V9780878407552
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About David Walsh
David Walsh is a professor of politics at The Catholic University of America. He is the author of several books, including After Ideology: Recovering the Spiritual Foundations of Freedom (Harper/Collins, 1990, and Catholic University of America Press, 1996) and The Growth of the Liberal Soul (University of Missouri Press, 1997). He is also the editor of two of the ... Read more
Reviews for The Third Millennium. Reflections on Faith and Reason.
Walsh's book will be of ... intense interest for seminary students and faculty, and is recommended to upper level readers. Catholic Library World The Third Millennium is essential reading for anyone interested in the central cultural meaning of Christianity in our time. Irish Theological Quarterly