Neither Necessary nor Inevitable

by Udo W. Middelmann

Book Overview

Historic determinism is a convenient way to tie up the uncomfortable loose ends in the tragic lives of millions and to explain, at the same time, the exceptional opportunities of many of the rest of us. A belief in an inevitable chain of events or the will of God, or destiny, or historic necessity suggests a formula to justify each situation as inevitable. Here history is seen like a single track, on which people ride in different cultural coaches...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610974131
• ISBN13: 9781610974134
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 8.0"