If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what such an existence can give, the higher values of life at once disappear. Christopher Dawson animalaskdisappear Change image and share on social
The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language. Christopher Dawson barriergreatinternational Change image and share on social
The intercourse between the Mediterranean and the North or between the Atlantic and Central Europe was never purely economic or political; it also meant the exchange of knowledge and ideas and the influence of social institutions and artistic and literary forms. Christopher Dawson artisticatlanticcentral share on social
Yet humanitarianism is not a purely Christian movement any more than it is a purely humanist one. Christopher Dawson christianhumanisthumanitarianism Change image and share on social
No society lies nearer to the cyclonic path of the forces of world change than the United States, and few societies are more intellectually aware of the nature of the issues that have to be faced. Christopher Dawson awarechangecyclonic Change image and share on social
Moreover, behind this vague tendency to treat religion as a side issue in modern life, there exists a strong body of opinion that is actively hostile to Christianity and that regards the destruction of positive religion as absolutely necessary to the advance of modern culture. Christopher Dawson absolutelyactivelyadvance share on social
But the West did not last long enough. Its folk myths and heroes became stage properties of Hollywood before the poets had begun to get to work on them. Christopher Dawson beginfolkhero Change image and share on social
It is clear that this essential Christian doctrine gives a new value to human nature, to human history and to human life which is not to be found in the other great oriental religions. Christopher Dawson christiancleardoctrine Change image and share on social
Humanism and Divinity are as complementary to one another in theorder of culture, as are Nature and Grace in the order of being. Christopher Dawson complementaryculturedivinity Change image and share on social
No doubt Western civilization has in the past been full of wars and revolutions, and the national elements in our culture, even when they were ignored, always provided an unconscious driving force of passion and aggressive self-assertion. Christopher Dawson aggressiveassertioncivilization share on social
