The Idea of Tradition in the Late Modern World

by Thomas Albert Howard

Book Overview

Our late modern era is marked by the rapidity of change; waxing pluralism; focus on the future, not the past; the elevation of personal choice over communal obligation; and, for some, a sense of spiritual and intellectual disorientation that can lead to resentment, fear, nostalgia, and/or a disordered desire for absolute certainty and rigid authority. How can religious traditions be maintained and even thrive in such an environment? How do they negotiate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532678894
• ISBN13: 9781532678899
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"