The Conduct of LifeDiscusses the ultimate ethical and religious issues that confront modern man and offers a new orientation, directed to the renewal of life and the reintegration of modern civilization. |
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Page 83
... further development . Here religion , with the rise of civilization — that is , an ample food supply and a secure life - pointed the way , through deliberate sacrifice , to further growth and renewal . In its minor forms , sacrifice ...
... further development . Here religion , with the rise of civilization — that is , an ample food supply and a secure life - pointed the way , through deliberate sacrifice , to further growth and renewal . In its minor forms , sacrifice ...
Page 169
... further result , moments so intensely good in them- selves , so complete , so all - satisfying that neither further emergence nor transcendence seem needed , since they are present in the experience itself . These are the moments when ...
... further result , moments so intensely good in them- selves , so complete , so all - satisfying that neither further emergence nor transcendence seem needed , since they are present in the experience itself . These are the moments when ...
Page 279
... further study , further travel , fur- ther research , for further tasks and adventures , as the harried young people of today , threatened with the horrid compulsions of war , caught in the bureaucratic routine of school , office , and ...
... further study , further travel , fur- ther research , for further tasks and adventures , as the harried young people of today , threatened with the horrid compulsions of war , caught in the bureaucratic routine of school , office , and ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
The Emergence of the Divine | 68 |
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