The Second One Thousand Years: Ten People Who Defined a MillenniumRichard John Neuhaus Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 18.04.2001 - 126 Seiten The story of the last millennium is, in largest part, the story of the rise of the Christian West. This fascinating book, assembled by the editors of the journal First Things, explores the religious and social development of the West during the past one thousand years by looking at ten people who defined the millennium. Written by a team of renowned scholars, the book treats the second millennium century by century, choosing one historical figure as the prism through which to view each period. While the individuals chosen are not necessarily "representative" figures--in some instances they are people who opposed the "spirit of the times"--the compelling personalities limned in these chapters help us to understand better where we have come so far. Insightful, authoritative, and a pleasure to read, these narratives not only open intriguing windows on key dimensions of the Christian West but also provide a panoramic view from which to comprehend all of modern history--a view well worth pondering as we begin the third one thousand years. |
Inhalt
Gregory VII and the Politics of the Spirit | 1 |
The Mind of Maimonides | 15 |
A Doctor for the Ages | 28 |
A Party of One | 40 |
Columbus and the Beginning of the World | 52 |
Calvin and the Christian Calling | 66 |
The First Modern Christian | 76 |
Rousseau and the Revolt Against Reason | 92 |
Abraham Lincoln and the Last Best Hope | 104 |
John Paul II and the Crisis of Humanism | 114 |
Contributors | 125 |
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ALISTER MCGRATH American Aquinas's Aristotle authority believe bishop called Calvin Cartesian Catholic Chris Christian Church civilization claim Columbus Columbus's Comedy contemporary culture Dante Dante's death Descartes Discourse on Inequality divine Dominican early ecclesiastical eleventh century Europe European evangelicals faith Fides et Ratio Geneva GEORGE WEIGEL God's Gregory VII Gregory's human condition human nature ideas idolatry influence intellectual Islam issues Italy Jansenist Jewish Jews John Paul John Paul II Judaism king learned legacy Lincoln living Maimonides medieval millennium mind Mishneh Torah modern moral Muslims papal Pascal perhaps person philosophical poem poet political pope radical readers reason reform religion religious revolution Rome Rousseau secular seems sense sexual sexual revolution slavery social society Spain spiritual Taínos teaching teleology theologians theology things thinker thinking Thomas Aquinas Thomists thought tion Torah tradition true truth twentieth century understand universal Wojtyla's words worship writings wrote