Whereas European apologetic theology responded brilliantly to the intellectual challenges of the modern world, it is not so well positioned to respond to the challenges that now face us. (religion-online.org)
One of the greatest scientific and moral challenges of the modern world, and the entire time climatologists never figured out that it could just be attributed to swapping servants (what?) (climaterealityproject.org)
It is the story of the disintegration of feudal society, the rise of nationalist movements and the inability of an empire to deal with the challenges of the modern world. (totalpolitics.com)