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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... once it has been translated into daily practices , lies such an abundance of life as no commonwealth or empire , however powerful , ever possessed . But this transformation will be incomplete until it is directed primarily to the ...
... once it has been translated into daily practices , lies such an abundance of life as no commonwealth or empire , however powerful , ever possessed . But this transformation will be incomplete until it is directed primarily to the ...
Page 97
... once the situation is ripe , and once the prophet appears , a whole series of changes will come about with remarkable swiftness ; and though these changes may bring no improvement in material con- ditions , men will turn to their ...
... once the situation is ripe , and once the prophet appears , a whole series of changes will come about with remarkable swiftness ; and though these changes may bring no improvement in material con- ditions , men will turn to their ...
Page 102
... once the nov- ice takes to the water himself , he can scarcely make half a dozen strokes before he sinks : it takes ... Once the new person appears , once the new plot and theme are outlined , the stage must be set and special ...
... once the nov- ice takes to the water himself , he can scarcely make half a dozen strokes before he sinks : it takes ... Once the new person appears , once the new plot and theme are outlined , the stage must be set and special ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
The Nature of Man 223 | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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