It is true that Christianity is not bound up with any particular race or culture. It is neither of the East or of the West, but has a universal mission to the human race as a whole.

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For humanism also appeals to man as man. It seeks to liberate the universal qualities...

For humanism also appeals to man as man. It seeks to liberate the universal qualities...

It is impossible for us to understand the Church if we regard her as subject...

It is impossible for us to understand the Church if we regard her as subject...

The intercourse between the Mediterranean and the North or between the Atlantic and Central Europe...

The intercourse between the Mediterranean and the North or between the Atlantic and Central Europe...

Man is a means and not an end, and he is a means to economic...

Man is a means and not an end, and he is a means to economic...

It is clear that this essential Christian doctrine gives a new value to human nature,...

It is clear that this essential Christian doctrine gives a new value to human nature,...

But the West did not last long enough. Its folk myths and heroes became stage...

But the West did not last long enough. Its folk myths and heroes became stage...

If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what...

If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what...

Man can know his world without falling back on revelation; he can live his life...

Man can know his world without falling back on revelation; he can live his life...

Thus Christian humanism is as indispensable to the Christian way of life as Christian ethics...

Thus Christian humanism is as indispensable to the Christian way of life as Christian ethics...

And so, today, if the state can no longer appeal to the old moral principles...

And so, today, if the state can no longer appeal to the old moral principles...

American literature has never been content to be just one among the many literatures of...

American literature has never been content to be just one among the many literatures of...

No society lies nearer to the cyclonic path of the forces of world change than...

No society lies nearer to the cyclonic path of the forces of world change than...

The modern dilemma is essentially a spiritual one, and every one of its main aspects,...

The modern dilemma is essentially a spiritual one, and every one of its main aspects,...

No doubt Western civilization has in the past been full of wars and revolutions, and...

No doubt Western civilization has in the past been full of wars and revolutions, and...

The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language.

The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language.

As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental...

As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental...

Every great movement in the history of Western civilization from the Carolingian age to the...

Every great movement in the history of Western civilization from the Carolingian age to the...

Unlike other peoples the United States found their origin in a deliberate act of corporate...

Unlike other peoples the United States found their origin in a deliberate act of corporate...

The present age has seen a great slump in humanist values.

The present age has seen a great slump in humanist values.

The Church as a divine society possess an internal principle of life which is capable...

The Church as a divine society possess an internal principle of life which is capable...