Philosophy
Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home
2009·240 pages
Traces the historical development of Western worldviews from ancient Rome through modernity, focusing on Christianity's transformative role.
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Traces the historical development of Western worldviews from ancient Rome through modernity, focusing on Christianity's transformative role.
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How do we come by our worldviews and philosophies? What impact did Christianity have on the worldviews that are common to Western civilization? Why You Think the Way You Do traces the development of the worldviews that underpin the Western world. Professor and historian Glenn S. Sunshine demonstrates the decisive impact that the growth of Christianity had in transforming the outlook of pagan Roman culture into one that--based on biblical concepts of humanity and its relationship with God--establ...
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Central analysis of Christianity's historical impact on Western thought and society
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Discusses ideological shifts including postmodernism and atheism
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