With huge changes in the world, like the collapse of the Soviet
empire and the hostility of much of the Muslim world towards the
West, understanding the very nature of civilization is more key
today than ever. In this, the most monumental study of the history
of civilization for several generations, Nicholas Hagger describes
them as a response to the spiritual vision of God as Light. This
outworking passes into their religions and expresses itself in
culture, particularly in buildings. They decline through
progressively secularizing stages when their central idea of the
Light is lost. Cathedrals, temples, mosques, the "stones",
eventually become tourist attractions, like the Pyramids and
Stonehenge, as their original meaning diminishes. Unlike Gibbon,
Spengler and Toynbee, Hagger focuses on the genesis of
civilizations rather than their decline. But he also offers some
pointers to the future. The metaphysical vision in our time is
being revived, and it could lead to the culminating stage of
Western civilization; that of a world government.
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