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BIBLICAL ORIGINS OF MODERN SECULAR CULTURE

BIBLICAL ORIGINS OF MODERN SECULAR CULTURE An Essay in the Interpretation of Western History Willis B. Glover

MERCER

ISBN D-flbSS4-13fl-a

Biblical Origins of Modern Secular Culture Copyright ® 1984 Mercer University Press, Macon, Georgia All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America

All books published by Mercer University Press are pro¬ duced on acid-free paper that exceeds the minimum stan¬ dards set by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Glover, Willis B., 1917Biblical origins of modern secular culture. Includes bibliographical references and index 1. Civilization, Christian. 2. Bible—Influence— Civilization, Occidental. 3. Civilization, Secular. I. Title. BR115.C 5G57 1984 909'. 09821 84-14868 ISBN 0-86554-138-8 (alk. paper)

CONTENTS

PREFACE.ix

I INTRODUCTION.1 II THE MEDIEVAL BEGINNING.17 III THE RENAISSANCE VIEW OF MAN.47 IV SCIENCE AND THEOLOGY.79 V THE ENLIGHTENMENT: THE BEGINNING OF THE MODERN WORLD.107 VI PROMETHEUS UNBOUND.141

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