The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief
By George M. Marsden
Read by William Hughes
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In the aftermath of World War II, the United States stood at a precipice. The forces of modernity unleashed by the war had led to astonishing advances in daily life, but technology and mass culture also threatened to erode the country's traditional moral character. As award-winning historian George M. Marsden explains in The Twilight of the American Enlightenment, postwar Americans looked to the country's secular liberal elites for guidance in this precarious time, but these intellectuals proved unable to articulate a coherent common cause by which America could chart its course. Their failure lost them the faith of their constituents, paving the way for a Christian revival that offered America a firm new moral vision—one rooted in the Protestant values of the founders. A groundbreaking reappraisal of the country's spiritual reawakening, The Twilight of the American Enlightenment shows how America found new purpose at the dawn of the Cold War.
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Summary
Summary
In the aftermath of World War II, the United States stood at a precipice. The forces of modernity unleashed by the war had led to astonishing advances in daily life, but technology and mass culture also threatened to erode the country's traditional moral character. As award-winning historian George M. Marsden explains in The Twilight of the American Enlightenment, postwar Americans looked to the country's secular liberal elites for guidance in this precarious time, but these intellectuals proved unable to articulate a coherent common cause by which America could chart its course. Their failure lost them the faith of their constituents, paving the way for a Christian revival that offered America a firm new moral vision—one rooted in the Protestant values of the founders.
A groundbreaking reappraisal of the country's spiritual reawakening, The Twilight of the American Enlightenment shows how America found new purpose at the dawn of the Cold War.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Reviews
Reviews
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A good beginning.
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Even though the scholar, Mr. Marsden has afforded a glimpse at religious workings in the ‘50s, there is a feeling that it is but an historical preview of intellectual history relative to the gathered thought and dissenters during this period. Listening to William Hughes, the narrator, in 2015 espouse Mr. Marsden’s premise that America’s goal in the new century should be to find a way to live with both the extremes of Christian America as well a its counterpart, the extremes of secularism, is a worthy goal, but one that needs more that 175 pages to fully explore and offer alternate ways to achieve the goal. All in all, however, anyone interested in listening to an account of Christian movements and positions in the mid-‘50s versus today will find this book worth the listen. – Odin Roark
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Available Formats : | Digital Download, Digital Rental, CD, MP3 CD |
Category: | Nonfiction/History |
Runtime: | 6.40 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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