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... culture in which the policies of nations are formed is only as deep and as high as the nation's highest ideals ; or whether there is a di- mension in the culture from the standpoint of which the element of vanity in all human ambitions ...
... culture in which the policies of nations are formed is only as deep and as high as the nation's highest ideals ; or whether there is a di- mension in the culture from the standpoint of which the element of vanity in all human ambitions ...
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... culture and explosion of knowledge ; our aims and hopes have become more modest . We have all been chastened by events . SECULARISM CHALLENGES NEOORTHODOXY Neoorthodoxy developed initially such strong , eager , and exciting theologians ...
... culture and explosion of knowledge ; our aims and hopes have become more modest . We have all been chastened by events . SECULARISM CHALLENGES NEOORTHODOXY Neoorthodoxy developed initially such strong , eager , and exciting theologians ...
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... culture cannot be main- tained . Apparent on every page is Barth's uncriticized neo- Kantian philosophy of transcendence that he presupposes in discussing biblical positions . No one speaks theologically without speaking philosoph ...
... culture cannot be main- tained . Apparent on every page is Barth's uncriticized neo- Kantian philosophy of transcendence that he presupposes in discussing biblical positions . No one speaks theologically without speaking philosoph ...
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CHAPTER 3 | 26 |
Lincoln and the Debate about Civil Religion | 41 |
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