Meaning in History (Paperback)

Modern man sees with one eye of faith and one eye of reason. Consequently, his view of history is confused. For centuries, the history of the Western world has been viewed from the Christian or classical standpoint--from a deep faith in the Kingdom of God or a belief in recurrent and eternal life-cycles. The modern mind, however, is "neither" Christian "nor" pagan--and its interpretations of history are Christian in derivation and anti-Christian in result. To develop this theory, Karl Lowith--beginning with the more accessible philosophies of history in the nineteenth and eighteenth centuries and working back to the Bible--analyzes the writings of outstanding historians both in antiquity and in Christian times. "A book of distinction and great importance. . . . The author is a master of philosophical interpretation, and each of his terse and substantial chapters has the balance of a work of art."--Helmut Kuhn, "Journal of Philosophy "

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 1957
First published:	April 1957
Authors:	Karl Lowith
Dimensions:	205 x 133 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	266
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-49555-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General
LSN:	0-226-49555-8
Barcode:	9780226495552

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