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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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...

Every society rests in the last resort on the recognition of common principles and common...

Every society rests in the last resort on the recognition of common principles and common...

As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then...

As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then...

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,...

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...

As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then...

As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then...

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...

Humanism and Divinity are as complementary to one another in theorder of culture, as are...

Humanism and Divinity are as complementary to one another in theorder of culture, as are...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language.

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

Law describes the way things would work if men were angels.

Law describes the way things would work if men were angels.

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

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

You can give men food and leisure and amusements and good conditions of work, and...

You can give men food and leisure and amusements and good conditions of work, and...

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...

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...