The Light of Civilization: How the Vision of God Has Inspired All the Great Civilizations

by Nicholas Hagger

Understanding the nature of civilization is more key than ever today with huge changes like the collapse of the Soviet Empire and the hostility of Arab civilization towards the West. Hagger sees civilizations as growing around a human response to the spiritual vision of God as Light. This passes into their religions and expresses itself in culture, particularly in buildings. They decline through progressively secularizing stages when their central...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905047630
• ISBN13: 9781905047635
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Iff Books
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"