
The workings of Western intelligence in our day--whether in politics or the arts, in the humanities or the church--are as troubling as they are mysterious, leading to the questions: Where are we going? What in the world were we thinking? By exploring the history of four "cultures"...

In an essay that illuminates the larger history of the West, the author of The First Jesuits examines four cultures and their instrumental role in politics, religion, education, and the arts.