The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language. Christopher Dawson barriergreatinternational Change image and share on social
Man can know his world without falling back on revelation; he can live his life without feeling his utter dependence on supernatural powers. Christopher Dawson backdependencefall Change image and share on social
The modern dilemma is essentially a spiritual one, and every one of its main aspects, moral, political and scientific, brings us back to the need of a religious solution. Christopher Dawson aspectbackbring Change image and 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
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
Man is a means and not an end, and he is a means to economic or political ends which are not really ends in themselves but means to other ends which in their turn are means and so ad infinitum. Christopher Dawson economicendinfinitum 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
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
Thus Christian humanism is as indispensable to the Christian way of life as Christian ethics and a Christian sociology. Christopher Dawson christianethichumanism Change image and share on social
