Progress & religion : an historical inquiry /

Dawson, Christopher, 1889-1970.

Progress & religion : an historical inquiry / Christopher Dawson ; with a foreword by Christina Scott and an introduction by Mary Douglas. - 1 online resource (225 pages) - - Works of Christopher Dawson . - Dawson, Christopher, 1889-1970. 2001. Works. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Preface -- Dawson�s Table of Contents -- Part I -- I. Sociology and the Idea of Progress -- II. History and the Idea of Progress -- III. Anthropology and the Theory of Progress: The Material Foundations of Culture -- IV. The Comparative Study of Religions and the Spiritual Element in Culture -- Part II -- V. Religion and the Origins of Civilization -- VI. The Rise of the World Religions -- VII. Christianity and the Rise of Western Civilization VIII. The Secularization of Western Culture and the Rise of the Religion of ProgressIX. The Age of Science and Industrialism: The Decline of the Religion of Progress -- X. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Proper Names

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22573/ctt3ck569 JSTOR


Religion and civilization.
History--Philosophy.
Religion et civilisation.
HISTORY--Modern--20th Century.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
RELIGION--Essays.
RELIGION--Reference.
History--Philosophy.
Religion and civilization.


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