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... spiritual development of each tradition is , then , largely the history of the successes and the failures of the efforts made within each tradition to eliminate that gap . These efforts entailed controversies on the highest intellectual ...
... spiritual development of each tradition is , then , largely the history of the successes and the failures of the efforts made within each tradition to eliminate that gap . These efforts entailed controversies on the highest intellectual ...
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... spiritual en- dowments have all too frequently been underestimated , was appar- ently aware of the spiritual limitations of his exclusively American heritage . He therefore admonished his countrymen in his Farewell Address : Of all the ...
... spiritual en- dowments have all too frequently been underestimated , was appar- ently aware of the spiritual limitations of his exclusively American heritage . He therefore admonished his countrymen in his Farewell Address : Of all the ...
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... spiritual exaltation , which found embodi- ment in treasured and revered written documents . These documents formulate for each people the larger ultimate goals of its national existence and indicate the steps whereby these goals may ...
... spiritual exaltation , which found embodi- ment in treasured and revered written documents . These documents formulate for each people the larger ultimate goals of its national existence and indicate the steps whereby these goals may ...
Contents
The Religious Component in the Secular | 35 |
Section 7 | 41 |
Preliminary Remarks | 51 |
Copyright | |
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