{"product_id":"the-persistence-of-order-vol-i","title":"The Persistence of Order, Vol. I","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdited by Christopher Dawson and T. F. Burns\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-DisplayText_1u0t8 Polaris-DisplayText--sizeLarge_61dxo\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Persistence of Order, Vol. I\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIn 1931, preeminent historian and scholar Christopher Dawson commissioned a new series (titled \u003ci\u003eEssays in Order\u003c\/i\u003e), whose purpose was, in part, “to examine the possibilities of cooperation and of conflict that exist between the Catholic order and the new world.” \u003ci\u003eThe Persistence of Order\u003c\/i\u003e comprises fourteen of those commissioned essays, published across three volumes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eVolume I contains Jacques Maritain’s “Religion and Culture”; Peter Wust’s “Crisis in the West”; Ida Friederike (Görres) Coudenhove’s “Nature of Sanctity”; and Dawson’s own “Christianity and the New Age.” Each with its own distinctive style and approach, the essays speak to the vital role of religion and culture in the development of civilization and the flourishing of the human person.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf the salt itself loses its savor, then indeed the world sinks back into disorder and death…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eChristopher Dawson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Dawson \u003c\/b\u003e(1889–1970) was a British Catholic historian and cultural scholar. A prolific, immensely influential author, he was also a lecturer and professor at numerous prestigious universities throughout Europe and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eT. F. Burns \u003c\/b\u003e(1906–1995) was a publisher and editor. Beginning in 1926 with the newly established Sheed and Ward, Burns went on to enjoy a distinguished, challenging career in Catholic publishing, receiving the Order of the British Empire in 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback: \u003c\/strong\u003e304pp. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1950970278\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100026200431,"sku":"978-1950970278","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Covers123.jpg?v=1781124508","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-persistence-of-order-vol-i","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}