I agree about yourr point about the Reformation. After Luther the Moral Authority of the Christian Church suffered a major role. Its moral authority could be reconstituted. Nevertheless the tension between the secular and the spiritual continues influence and shape our lives
Very interesting analysis of our history and why we are unraveling. I agree that the history of the West is a creative tension between the secular and the spiritual realms. It wa though always a losing battle for the spiritual, as after all, its focus is not on this world. The Catholic Church had the culture and the kudos to maintain a degree of power, but when challenged hard, it was no match for the secular power. The Reformation proved that point, and it’s been a loosing battle for the spiritual ever since. Well, we shall have what we built as the secular realm becomes the source of all power as much as the arbiter of right and wrong.
I agree about yourr point about the Reformation. After Luther the Moral Authority of the Christian Church suffered a major role. Its moral authority could be reconstituted. Nevertheless the tension between the secular and the spiritual continues influence and shape our lives
Very interesting analysis of our history and why we are unraveling. I agree that the history of the West is a creative tension between the secular and the spiritual realms. It wa though always a losing battle for the spiritual, as after all, its focus is not on this world. The Catholic Church had the culture and the kudos to maintain a degree of power, but when challenged hard, it was no match for the secular power. The Reformation proved that point, and it’s been a loosing battle for the spiritual ever since. Well, we shall have what we built as the secular realm becomes the source of all power as much as the arbiter of right and wrong.