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Two monumental works on the nature of the modern age by Romano Guardini, one of the most important Catholic figures of the 20th century.This expanded edition of The End of the Modern World: A Search for Orientation includes its sequel, Power and Responsibility: A Course of Action for the New Age. 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. On The End of the Modern World: 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

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No Catholic library is complete without these five landmark works by Romano Guardini, one of the most important Catholic figures of the 20th century.This treasury brings back into print Regnery''s classic translations by Stella Lange with a new introduction by Robert Royal: The World and the Person, The Church of the Lord: On the Nature and Mission of the Church, The Word of God: On Faith, Hope, and Charity, The Virtues: On Forms of Moral Life, and The Wisdom of the Psalms. From the Introduction by Robert Royal: The present collection is a highly valuable retrieval of texts that supplement Guardini''s greatest and best-known books, such as The End of the Modern World, The Spirit of the Liturgy, and The Lord, which have remained in print and have influenced generat

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En estos tres escritos Romano Guardini reflexiona sobre el sentido y misión de la universidad. El núcleo de su mensaje consiste en recordar que la institución universitaria debe tender a la búsqueda de la verdad sin someterse a servilismo alguno, sea político, mercantil o burocrático. Desde la dramática experiencia de la Alemania de la primera mitad del siglo XX, Guardini advierte de los peligros de subordinar la verdad a otros fines y de la consiguiente necesidad de anclarla en la verdad trascendente.

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