Heart and Soul for Europe - Edy Korthals Altes

an essay on spiritual renewal

KORTE INHOUD

This essay on Spiritual Renewal, written by a distinguished Dutch diplomat, addresses the key-question: what makes Europe tick? What is its heart and soul? It directly challenges the prevalent 'horizontalism' of our days, which has led to a distorted pattern of vital relations towards man, goods and nature. A fundamental reappraisal of man's place in Reality is urgently called for in order to:
- break the iron grip of materialism, thus freeing modern man to lead a life with heart and soul.
- halt the ongoing process of dehumanisation in modern society
- enable mankind to control the immense forces now held in frail human hands.
This goes beyond the mere affirmation of norms and values. Nothing less than a spiritual renewal is called for. This is the challenge confronting the major religions in a multi-releigious Europe.
Spiritually and hard reality seldom meet in the Foreign Service. It is precisely this rare mixture of qualities that makes this book so special. It is an bold and fascinating project by an author w...
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