{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-modern-romano-guardini-9781684515370","title":"The End of the Modern World: With Power and Responsibility","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo monumental works on the nature of the modern age by Romano Guardini, one of the most important Catholic figures of the 20th century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis expanded edition of \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Modern World: A Search for Orientation\u003c\/i\u003e includes its sequel, \u003ci\u003ePower and Responsibility: A Course of Action for the New Age\u003c\/i\u003e. In both, Guardini analyzes modern man's conception of himself in the world, and examines the nature and use of power. It is the principle of individual responsibility that weaves both works into a seamless, comprehensive, and compelling moral statement. Guardini tirelessly argues that human beings are responsible moral agents, possessed of free will, and answerable to God and their fellow man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e:  \"This book will cauterize the spirit of any man who reads it; it will burn away that sentimentality with which so many today view the advent of the new order, imagining - as they do - that a fully technologized universe can retain every significant cultural and traditional value sustained by the past.\" - Frederick D. Wilhelmsen, founding editor of \u003ci\u003eTriumph\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and professor at the University of Dallas On \u003ci\u003ePower and Responsibility\u003c\/i\u003e:  \"If the characteristic of Hellenic civilization is to be summed up in the word logos, the characteristic of our own is more exactly summed up in the word power. The fact itself is a challenge to the wisdom of man. One is grateful that Romano Guardini has taken up the challenge... I highly recommend the book to all who are wise enough to know today's need to wisdom. That is, I recommend the book to every thoughtful mind.\" - John Courtney Murray, S.J., architect of the Vatican II \"Declaration on Religious Liberty\" and author of \u003ci\u003eWe Hold These Truths\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Romano Guardini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1684515378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684515370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gateway Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.56w x 0.47d","brand":"Romano Guardini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44190639816959,"sku":"9781684515370","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6b53285-df3a-45a3-a470-37d303a68330.jpg?v=1690871609","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-end-of-the-modern-romano-guardini-9781684515370","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}