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The End of the Modern World Paperback – April 1, 2001

by Romano Guardini (Author), Frederick D. Wilhelmsen (Introduction), Richard John Neuhaus (Foreword)
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An extended inquiry into the nature of the modern age, as well as a historical, philosophical, and theological analysis of modernity's prospects in the next millennium. This expanded edition includes the original text of The End of the Modern World, as well as the entirety of its explicit sequel, Power and Responsibility. 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.

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"Guardini's analysis...still has resonance, because many of the problems he diagnoses about modernity have not been overcome. Fears of nuclear destruction and totalitarianism may have abated, but fears about the destruction of the planet's ecology by the forces which the modern age unleashed, and anxiety about the direction of mass society, have grown." —Times Literary Supplement "Guardini's book is more than a harsh look at our diseased condition, and quite the opposite of a lament for times past. It is an urgent call to holiness, an inspiring challenge, and an exceptionally important book for a new millennium." —First Things "Guardini's book...stands as a fascinating portrait of the modern contradiction..." —The Chesterton Review "Much of Guardini's analysis, by now forty years old, is prophetic." —New Oxford Review

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Romano Guardini (1885-1968) was born in Italy but came as a small child to Germany, where he lived the rest of his life. His sermons and writings won him worldwide acclaim, and his admirers included Josef Pieper and Pope Benedict XVI. His many books have influenced generations and include The Lord, The End of the Modern World, The Spirit of the Liturgy, and The World and the Person. Guardini was the recipient of the German publishing industry's Peace Prize in 1952 and the Erasmus Prize in 1962. The Archdiocese of Munich and Freising opened the Cause for Canonization for Guardini in 2017.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1882926587
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ISI Books; REV ed. edition (April 1, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 220 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781882926589
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1882926589
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.55 x 7.75 inches
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Romano Guardini (1885–1968) was ordained a priest in 1910. He was a professor at the University of Berlin until the Nazis expelled him in 1939. His sermons, books, popular classes, and his involvement in the post-war German Catholic Youth Movement won him worldwide acclaim. His works combine a keen thirst for God with a profound depth of thought and a delightful perfection of expression.

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jeanette frances conway
5.0 out of 5 stars An astonishingly prophetic analysis of our world.
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2015
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This is a powerful read comprising two Guardini essays which were originally published in 1956, nearly a decade before the commencement of Vatican Council 11. One was called "The End of Modern World" and the other, "Power and Responsibility". Romano Guardini, (1885-1968) , at the time of writing these works, was a professor of philosophy and theology at the University of Munich. His central thesis is that a new ,emerging technological age of "Mass Mann" threatens to smother individuality and creative initiative and allow the rise of a dysfunctional meaning of "power". This requires the response of a new and deeper theological frame of reference for those wishing to culturally adapt their lives according to the Christian tradition of freedom and integrity.

In the 1950s, one of Guardini's other works, "The Lord", was a favourite read of many young men and women training for religious life around the world. The present Pope Frances was one of those young people. His personal interest took him as far as moving from Argentina to Germany to enter a preliminary PhD. programme that would specifically examine Guardini's work and thought more closely. According to the Pope's authoritative biographer, Austen Iverleigh, (The Great Reformer), it was Guardini's "deep thinking about modernity that fascinated Bergoglio". - the future Pope - and informed his "underlying interest in politics and institutional reform", helping "to shape what ,as cardinal, he would promote as a 'culture of encounter'.

This was a prophetic book I could not put down. Challenging, confronting and hard-hitting, nevertheless, it left me with an affirmed personal sense of direction, in a world now entering its next set of monumental, historical changes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars And the Beginning of the Postmodern
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2002
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Written shortly after the end of World War II, The End of the Modern World is a bracing, sometimes bleak jeremiad against the dehumanizing dangers of what we now call postmodernism. Guardini is not a pessimist, but he is vitally concerned about the potential loss of human dignity and individual responsibility in a world culture dominated by technological utilitarianism.

Occasionally Guardini is off target (e.g., about all future wars being world wars), but mostly he is penetrating and prophetic in his analysis of contemporary society. After a brief review of the major epochs in Western history, he focuses on power as the defining problem of our age, and proposes that virtues such as humility, self-control, and faith are more crucial than ever.

After more than 50 years, this thought-provoking book still serves as one of the best introductions to the fundamental ethical and theological issues of our times.
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christine o'riley
5.0 out of 5 stars Modern World
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2013
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Superb book- an in-depth analysis of issues (current and past) in conjunction with Catholic teachings that are applicable to all times - including "ours." An excellent read that would benefit all - especially those in public office.
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Dennis Keller
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for twenty first century humanity.
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2016
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If there is one book from the middle of the twentieth century to invest in, it's this one. It captures globalization at its inception and clearly presents us with the truth of a world that has turned to violence as its way forward. But the book is not a doom and gloom work but one that points a way forward to a new culture and a new world. Guardini does not give details, but only qualities of what might be. It should be a handbook for anyone who takes the public service portion of political office seriously as for the common good. You can bet the current flock of goats will thumb their noses at what could provide them a path forward toward a new world. The Feudal world, surpassed by the Enlightened world is not on the brink of a new birth. Hope the baby is healthy and kind.
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Kenneth Masong
4.0 out of 5 stars On Modernity
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2009
An interesting book to read on a Christian diagnosis of modernity and its discontent. However, it fails to take account of the wider horizon of transformations that brought about modernism, dismissing (almost) everything modern as a move away from belief in God. It is a kind of book marked by the peculiarity that it makes sense only because one believes in God, but on the other hand, it doesn't make sense for someone who doesn't share the same presupposition.

It is book interesting to read but largely dated, a historical footnote that hardly makes an impact on contemporary reflections on modernity and its discontent.
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Cynthia Milotte
5.0 out of 5 stars Monsignor Romano Guardini my favorite Catholic theologian and well worth reading!
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2015
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Monsignor Romano Guardini - the favorite University Professor of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI - brilliant mind!
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tracyd
5.0 out of 5 stars What we need to understand if we are to retain and renew our Western culture.
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2019
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Thrilled this is still in print...Guardini was truly a prophet who clarified the reasons for Christianity ‘s 20th century turmoil. Those thinkers who cherish the Western tradition and want to renew its relevance should read it and re-read it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mass Man
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2016
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Want to understand where we are and how we got here? Prescient vision. We are in the era of Mass Man. We are told what to think about and how to think about it in accordance with corporate objectives; usually not much more than quarterly profits. Man used to have a place in this universe.
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Byletts
5.0 out of 5 stars Wisdom distilled
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2012
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It will be an eyeopener to discover that what we called the modern world has already been destroyed by forces within itself that have been unleashed. We are now in the post-modern world and face huge new challenges. Solid reading but worthwhile for the wisdom it contains.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Conrad van Dyk
3.0 out of 5 stars A bit general
Reviewed in Canada on December 20, 2018
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I like Guardini, but this book fell a bit flat for me. If you already know your history, many of Guardini's observations will seem like truisms. I preferred reading Guardini's The Lord.
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5.0 out of 5 stars fearless, deep and relevant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2015
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This is a great book. It has fearless integrity, deeply penetrating thought and burning relevance to our time.
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