The Conduct of LifeHarcourt, Brace, 1951 - 342 pages Discusses the ultimate ethical and religious issues that confront modern man and offers a new orientation, directed to the renewal of life and the reintegration of modern civilization. |
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Page 78
... operations , confined to a river valley or a city , it remains for the most part an essential characteristic of the higher religions . On this interpretation , religion presented in mythic terms , long before biology began to trudge ...
... operations , confined to a river valley or a city , it remains for the most part an essential characteristic of the higher religions . On this interpretation , religion presented in mythic terms , long before biology began to trudge ...
Page 280
... operations , enjoy such contacts and adventures , is a sign of our defective life- values , indeed of our barbarized and regressive culture : a culture sunk , for all its advances in health and technology and economic se- curity , far ...
... operations , enjoy such contacts and adventures , is a sign of our defective life- values , indeed of our barbarized and regressive culture : a culture sunk , for all its advances in health and technology and economic se- curity , far ...
Page 281
... operation in a family , the ideal person should be schooled to self - reliance . To have the habit of making one's ... operations are necessary for the maintenance of a household , including care of the sick and minding children , are ...
... operation in a family , the ideal person should be schooled to self - reliance . To have the habit of making one's ... operations are necessary for the maintenance of a household , including care of the sick and minding children , are ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
The Emergence of the Divine | 68 |
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