The Age of Utopia: Christendom from the Renaissance to the Russian Revolution - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:John StricklandSeries:Paradise and Utopia: The Rise and Fall of What the West Once WasPublish date:2021-11-16Pages:426
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Ancient Faith PublishingISBN-13:9781955890052ISBN-10:1955890056UPC:9781955890052Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christian Church, Religion, Politics & State, ChristianityBook Topic:History, OrthodoxSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.95 inchesWeight:1.3713Product ID:SCFJVMS27D
"Continuing the epic of Christendom told in earlier volumes, the author explains how, between the Italian Renaissance of the fourteenth century and the Russian Revolution of the twentieth, secular humanism displaced Christianity to become the source of modern culture. The result was some of the most illustrious music, science, philosophy, and literature ever produced. But the cultural reorientation from paradise to utopia-from an experience of the kingdom of heaven to one bound exclusively by this world-all but eradicated the traditional culture of the West, leaving it at the beginning of the twentieth century without roots in anything transcendent"--
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Ancient Faith PublishingISBN-13:9781955890052ISBN-10:1955890056UPC:9781955890052Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christian Church, Religion, Politics & State, ChristianityBook Topic:History, OrthodoxSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.95 inchesWeight:1.3713Product ID:SCFJVMS27D
Strickland, John: - John Strickland is an Orthodox priest and former college professor. His first book, The Making of Holy Russia, is a study of the resilience of Christianity in the modern world. An active blogger and podcaster, he brings to the present work a lifetime of reflection on the religious background of the West. He lives in western Puget Sound with his wife and five children.
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