Not exact matches
He argues that
democratic capitalism is solely the product of the
Modern Enlightenment and thus necessarily leads to the
culture of death.
Whether in evangelical, practical, or intellectual terms, the combination of the three systems in one — the
democratic republic, a creative and dynamic economy, and an open, free, and pluralistic
culture — has a proven
modern record, surpassed by none, of raising up the poor.
The challenge to «horizontal enchantment» from people like Taylor and MacIntyre, if I may audaciously attempt to boil it down to one paragraph, is this: At the root of horizontal
culture (the
modern world of
democratic republics and entrepreneurial economies) is the claim that people can and should Reform the world.
This methodology regards all theological «truths» as molded by circumstance and
culture; it takes more seriously the pluralism of the
modern world and the importance of
democratic consensus in church government.
A further philosophical issue, also of deep concern to many, appertains to the rationality of religious commitment within the context of
modern democratic political
culture.
He added: «Argentina should behave like a
modern democratic country instead of a banana republic - which seems to be in their
culture.»
K - 4.3 The History of the United States:
Democratic Principles and Values and the People from Many
Cultures Who Contributed to Its Cultural, Economic, and Political Heritage GRADES 5 - 12 NSS - USH.5 - 12.1 Era 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) NSS - USH.5 - 12.2 Era 2: Colonization and Settlement (1585 - 1763) NSS - USH.5 - 12.3 Era 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754 - 1820s) NSS - USH.5 - 12.4 Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801 - 1861) NSS - USH.5 - 12.5 Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850 - 1877) NSS - USH.5 - 12.6 Era 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870 - 1900) NSS - USH.5 - 12.7 Era 7: The Emergence of
Modern America (1890 - 1930) NSS - USH.5 - 12.8 Era 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929 - 1945) NSS - USH.5 - 12.9 Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s) NSS - USH.5 - 12.10 Era 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the Present)