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Progress and Religion : An Historical Inquiry (the Works of Christopher Dawson).

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Works of Christopher Dawson SeriesPublisher: Washington, D. C. : Catholic University of America Press, 2001Copyright date: ©2001Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (225 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813218199
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Progress and ReligionDDC classification:
  • 909.08
LOC classification:
  • BL55
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Preface -- Dawson's Table of Contents -- Part I -- I. Sociology and the Idea of Progress -- II. History and the Idea of Progress -- III. Anthropology and the Theory of Progress: The Material Foundations of Culture -- IV. The Comparative Study of Religions and the Spiritual Element in Culture -- Part II -- V. Religion and the Origins of Civilization -- VI. The Rise of the World Religions -- VII. Christianity and the Rise of Western Civilization -- VIII. The Secularization of Western Culture and the Rise of the Religion of Progress -- IX. The Age of Science and Industrialism: The Decline of the Religion of Progress -- X. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Proper Names.
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Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Preface -- Dawson's Table of Contents -- Part I -- I. Sociology and the Idea of Progress -- II. History and the Idea of Progress -- III. Anthropology and the Theory of Progress: The Material Foundations of Culture -- IV. The Comparative Study of Religions and the Spiritual Element in Culture -- Part II -- V. Religion and the Origins of Civilization -- VI. The Rise of the World Religions -- VII. Christianity and the Rise of Western Civilization -- VIII. The Secularization of Western Culture and the Rise of the Religion of Progress -- IX. The Age of Science and Industrialism: The Decline of the Religion of Progress -- X. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Proper Names.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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