Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures【電子書籍】[ Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Foreword by Marcello Pera＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Written by Joseph Ratzinger shortly before he became Pope Benedict XVI, ＜em＞Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures＜/em＞ looks at the growing conflict of cultures evident in the Western world. The West faces a deadly contradiction of its own making, he contends.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Terrorism is on the rise. Technological advances of the West, employed by people who have cut themselves off from the moral wisdom of the past, threaten to abolish man (as C.S. Lewis put it)?whether through genetic manipulation or physical annihilation.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In short, the West is at war-with itself. Its scientific outlook has brought material progress. The Enlightenment's appeal to reason has achieved a measure of freedom. But contrary to what many people suppose, both of these accomplishments depend on Judeo-Christian foundations, including the moral worldview that created Western culture.＜/p＞ ＜p＞More than anything else, argues Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI, the imp．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る