Type:
Public:
Publisher:
The Catholic University of America
Year of publication:
2009
Pages:
296
Moral assessment:
Type: Thought
Nothing inappropriate.
Requires prior general knowledge of the subject.
Readers with knowledgeable about the subject matter.
Contains doctrinal errors of some importance.
Whilst not being explicitly against the faith, the general approach or its main points are ambiguous or opposed to the Church’s teachings.
Incompatible with Catholic doctrine.
This volume brings together some of Christopher Dawson’s most insightful and diverse essays on the relationship between faith and culture. He explores how individual spiritual life interacts with modern social and economic structures, addressing themes such as the decline of industrialism, the Catholic understanding of the human person, Islamic mysticism, and the Christian view of sexuality.
Dawson warns that Western culture has replaced its spiritual roots and connection to tradition with an impersonal, materialistic structure. In response to the increasing secularization of sociology, he argues for integrating theology and philosophy while cautioning against a false spiritualism that disregards sociological insights.